Desegregation Showdown: Rev. Bill Lawson v. HISD
On June 21, 1965, two days after Juneteenth, Reverend Bill Lawson led roughly 500 protestors on a three-mile march from…
Uncovering Houston
Black History
Houston's Freedmen Uncovering Houston
Pinkie Yates
Birth and Family Pinkie Yates was born to Reverend John Henry “Jack” Yates and Harriet Willis Yates in Houston, Texas.…
Houston's Freedmen Uncovering Houston
The Covington Family
The Patriarch Dr. Benjamin Jesse Covington (1869 – 1961) was born in Marlin, Texas to formerly enslaved parents, Ben and…
Snapshots
Helen Glover Perry and James Glover II
This lovely photo of a mother son is one of my personal favorites. We’re looking at Helen Glover Perry and…
Snapshots
Unidentified Houston couple posing for a photo
I came across this lovely couple within an archive and there were no details attached outside of the year (1938)…
Uncovering Houston
Annie Hagen
Who was Annie Hagen? Annie Hagen (1863 – 1927) was a nurse, midwife, and property owner who had built quite…
Snapshots
Four women in coats
Unfortunately, I could not find the names of any of these ladies. If anyone happens to recognize any of them,…
