Fort Bend County is moving forward with a memorial dedicated to the Sugar Land 95 and Fort Bend’s own African American history. The Fort Bend African-American Memorial has rescheduled its ...

In Austin, TX, the Texas African American History Memorial is an outdoor monument commemorating the impact of African Americans installed on the State Capitol grounds. Moab Republic Shutterstock ...

The community was one the first freedmen's towns in Texas – founded ... cemeteries and a memorial to honor Fort Bend County's sometimes-forgotten African-American History. Fort Bend County ...

According to the Museum of African American History and Culture, Texas was the last state where enslaved people officially gained freedom after the end of the Civil War. On June 19, 1865 ...