Author: Judith Garrett Segura
Works Published by UNT Press
Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas
— Vol. 7: of Texas Local
Published: September, 2022 Pages: 320 Features: 22 b&w illus. Map. Notes. Index.
Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas enlarges upon two pub¬lications by the late Dr. Mamie McKnight’s organization, Black Dallas Remembered—First African American Families of Dallas (1987) and African American Families and Settlements of Dallas (1990). Our Stories is the history of Black citizens of Dallas going about their lives in freedom, as described by the late Eva Partee McMillan: “The ex-slaves purchased land, built homes, raised their children, erected their educational and religious facilities, educated their children, and profited from their labor.”” more... about Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas