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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Africans in Texas?


Did you know that there were Africans in Texas way back in the day?


Alwyn Barr, a history professor at Texas Tech University breaks it all down in his book The African Texans.


Read an excerpt now:
http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/sample/barrchap.pdf

For more information:
http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/barr.htm
Posted by Black Education News at 12:31 PM

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