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Joshua Houston leads a Juneteenth Parade in Huntsville, Texas, circa 1900.

Juneteenth, Jim Crow

How the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom.

by Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Zachary Montz via The Conversation on June 16, 2023

Gene Kemp and Mary ‘Teddie’ Kemp, at left, are seen with two friends, 1922.

Family Photos: A Vacation, a Wedding Anniversary and the Lynching of a Black Man in Texas

If Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had his way, the state’s past of lynching Blacks would be taught as an exception rather than the rule. History tells a different story.

by Jeffrey L. Littlejohn via The Conversation on May 30, 2022

Map of lynchings in Texas.

Lynching In Texas

A website with documents, maps, and essays about the lynchings that occurred in Texas between 1882 and 1945.

by Jeffrey L. Littlejohn via Sam Houston State University on January 1, 2019

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