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
Yates Family
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Yates Colored High School
Yates Colored High School, named after Reverend John Henry “Jack” Yates, was built in February of 1926 at 2610 Elgin…
Snapshots
Bishop College Cooking Class
Erie D. Yates (1892-1971), daughter-in-law of Houston trailblazer, Rev. Jack Yates, is seated 2nd from the right in the front…
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Colored High School
Built in 1893, Colored High School was originally located in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town at 303 San Felipe (W. Dallas). Until…
Houston's Freedmen
The Gregory Institute: The Cornerstone of Houston’s Freedmen’s Town
The Gregory Institute was founded in 1870 and named after Union officer, Edgar Mantlebert Gregory. He was an outspoken abolitionist…
Uncovering Houston
William E. “Ned” Jones: One of Houston’s first Black police officers
HPD: Reconstruction Origins During Reconstruction, Houston began transitioning its volunteer-based police force to full-time hires. In 1873, the Houston police…