African Americans in Texas

American Cowboy Museum, Houston
Taylor-Stevenson Cowboy Museum
11822 Almeda, 713/433-4441
The Taylor-Stevenson
Ranch is one of the first and still
one of the few black familyowned
working cattle ranches in
the U.S. A variety of historical
and educational events are offered
in this century-old ranch,
which is also the site of the
American Cowboy Museum.
The museum highlights the
Significant African Americans
in Texas HistoryBarbara Jordan (1936-1996)
Educated at Texas Southern
University and Boston
University Law School,
Barbara Jordan was the first
black since Reconstruction to
be elected to the Texas Senate
(1966). She became the first
southern black
woman to
serve in the
U. S.
Congress
(1973-1979).
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Texas Historical Commission
African Americans in Texas
Houston
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African American, Latino and
Native American contributions
to America’s cowboy legacy.
Hours and Tours: by appointment
only, 713/613-9777.
Texas Southern University (TSU)
3100 Cleburne, 713/313-7011
Originally named “Texas
Southern University for Negroes,”
this school was established
by an act of the Texas
Legislature in 1947 as a way for
the state to circumvent the anticipated
U.S. Supreme Court ruling
that would allow Heman
Sweatt, an African American, to
enroll in the University of Texas
Law School. The campus
grounds display sculptures by
African American artist Carrol
Sims.
Sculpture at TSU
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