African Americans in Texas

Victoria
Webster Chapel
United Methodist Church
405 S. Wheeler
The history of this congregation
dates to the late 1860s.
Its first sanctuary was built in
1889 and named for the first pastor,
Rev. N. Webster. NR, SM
Waxahachie
Joshua Chapel AME Church
110 Aiken
Organized in 1876,
Joshua Chapel AME Church is a
prominent architectural, social
and religious landmark for Waxahachie’s
black community. This
building was designed in 1917 by
noted black architect William
Sidney Pittman. NR, RTHL
Wyatt Street Shotgun House
Historic District
E. side of the 300 block of Wyatt St.
This district contains a
row of small, single-family shotgun
dwellings built around 1918.
The houses stand on narrow lots
in an area that has historically
been Waxahachie’s black community.
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Texas Historical Commission
African Americans in Texas
Victoria, Waxahachie & Yoakum
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Significant African Americans
in Texas HistoryWilhelmina Delco (1929- )
In 1991, Wilhelmina Delco was
the first woman and the second
African American to be chosen
as Speaker Pro Tempore, the
second highest
position in the
Texas House of
Representatives.
Yoakum
Asberry High School (Yoakum
Intermediate)
208 Aubrey, 512/293-2741
This Rosenwald School
was built in 1930 and has been in
continuous use as a school since
its construction.
Joshua Chapel AME Church, Waxahachie