{"product_id":"african-americans-in-central-texas-bruce-a-glasrud-9781623497477","title":"African Americans in Central Texas History: From Slavery to Civil Rights","description":"Bruce A. Glasrud and Deborah M. Liles have gathered over thirty years of scholarship--articles, book excerpts, and new, original essays--to offer for the first time an overview of the history of African Americans in Central Texas. From slavery and agriculture in the nineteenth century to entrepreneurship and the struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans in Central Texas History: From Slavery to Civil Rights \u003c\/i\u003efills in the critical missing pieces of an often-overlooked region in the state's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e African Americans first entered Central Texas with Spanish explorers, but few remained. White slave holders later brought black residents--as slaves--to this region. With the end of the Civil War, slavery may have ended but the brutalities of racial prejudice persisted. During Reconstruction, new attempts to ensure civil and political rights were resisted through terror, racial violence, and systemic denial of justice.\u003cbr\u003e Well into the twentieth century, segregation persisted, but years of individual and mobilized protest finally led to significant reform. Organizations such as the NAACP provided vital support. Before efforts to disenfranchise the black vote became successful, some politicians even courted black voters to further their own political agendas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans in Central Texas History\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare source that sheds light on the African American experience in the heart of the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce A. Glasrud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623497477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623497477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Bruce A. Glasrud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074564747519,"sku":"9781623497477","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0eab1d28-c69f-4dca-8dd6-3b4c7d0236b8.jpg?v=1685454485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-americans-in-central-texas-bruce-a-glasrud-9781623497477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}