Author: Alan B. Govenar

Works Published by UNT Press

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

— Vol. 54: of Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Published: February, 2010  Pages: 376  Features: 60 illus. Notes. Bib. Index. Open Access

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore is now available as a free e-book at the UNT Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History. more... about Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

  • The San Antonio Conservation Society Award, 1996

Deep Ellum and Central Track: Where the Black and White Worlds of Dallas Converged

Published: November, 1998  Pages: 240  Features: 75 photos. Bib. Index.

A mile east of the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas lies a section of the city called Deep Ellum, a mottled array of old brick structures, where wild graffiti and gaudy murals decorate the walls of trendy shops, loft apartments, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, and tattoo studios. The area is also home to more conventional endeavors, including a century-old meat market, auto repair shops and a sheet-metal business owned by a Holocaust survivor. more... about Deep Ellum and Central Track: Where the Black and White Worlds of Dallas Converged