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African American women have played significant roles in the ongoing
struggle for freedom and equality, but relatively little is known
about many of these leaders and activists. Most accounts of the
civil rights movement focus on male leaders and the organizations
they led, leaving a dearth of information about the countless black
women who were the backbone of the struggle in local communities
across the country. At the local level women helped mold and shape
the direction the movement would take. Lulu B. White was one of
those women in the civil rights movement in Texas. Executive
secretary of the Houston branch of the NAACP and state director of
branches, White was a significant force in the struggle against Jim
Crow during the 1940s and 1950s. She was at the helm of the Houston
chapter when the Supreme Court struck down the white primary in
Smith v. Allbright, and she led the fight to get more blacks
elected to public office, to gain economic parity for African
Americans, and to integrate the University of Texas. Author Merline
Pitre places White in her proper perspective in Texas, Southern,
African American, women's, and general American history; points to
White's successes and achievements, as well as the problems and
conflicts she faced in efforts to eradicate segregation; and looks
at the strategies and techniques White used in her leadership
roles. Pitre effectively places White within the context of
twentieth-century Houston and the civil rights movement that was
gripping the state. In Struggle Against Jim Crow is pertinent to
the understanding of race, gender, interest group politics, and
social reform during this turbulent era. Merline Pitre is professor
of history and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at
Texas Southern University. Her specialization is U.S.
Reconstruction and African American history, particularly in Texas.
Texas Southern University is often said to have been "conceived in
sin." Located in Houston, the school was established in 1947 as an
"emergency" state-supported university for African Americans, to
prevent the integration of the University of Texas. Born to Serve
is the first book to tell the full history of TSU, from its
founding, through the many varied and defining challenges it faced,
to its emergence as a first-rate university that counts Barbara
Jordon, Mickey Leland, and Michael Strahan among its graduates.
Merline Pitre frames TSU's history within that of higher education
for African Americans in Texas, from Reconstruction to the lawsuit
that gave the school its start. The case, Sweatt v. Painter,
involved student Heman Marion Sweatt, who was denied entry to the
University of Texas Law School because he was black. Pitre traces
the tortuous measures by which Texas legislators tried to meet a
provision of the state's constitution that called for the
establishment and maintenance of a "branch university for the
instruction of colored youths of the State." When the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled in 1950 that the UT Law School's efforts to remain
segregated violated the U.S. Constitution, the future of the
institution that would become Texas Southern University in 1951
looked doubtful. In its early years the university persevered in
the face of state neglect and underfunding and the threat of
merger. Born to Serve describes the efforts, both humble and
heroic, that faculty and staff undertook to educate students and
turn TSU into the thriving institution it is today: a major
metropolitan university serving students of all races and
ethnicities from across the country and throughout the world.
Launched during the early civil rights movement, TSU has a history
unique among historically black colleges and universities, most of
which were established immediately after the Civil War. Born to
Serve adds a critical chapter to the history of education and
integration in the United States.
Texas Southern University is often said to have been ""conceived in
sin."" Located in Houston, the school was established in 1947 as an
""emergency"" state-supported university for African Americans, to
prevent the integration of the University of Texas. Born to Serve
is the first book to tell the full history of TSU, from its
founding, through the many varied and defining challenges it faced,
to its emergence as a first-rate university that counts Barbara
Jordon, Mickey Leland, and Michael Strahan among its graduates.
Merline Pitre frames TSU's history within that of higher education
for African Americans in Texas, from Reconstruction to the lawsuit
that gave the school its start. The case, Sweatt v. Painter,
involved student Heman Marion Sweatt, who was denied entry to the
University of Texas Law School because he was black. Pitre traces
the tortuous measures by which Texas legislators tried to meet a
provision of the state's constitution that called for the
establishment and maintenance of a ""branch university for the
instruction of colored youths of the State."" When the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled in 1950 that the UT Law School's efforts to remain
segregated violated the U.S. Constitution, the future of the
institution that would become Texas Southern University in 1951
looked doubtful. In its early years the university persevered in
the face of state neglect and underfunding and the threat of
merger. Born to Serve describes the efforts, both humble and
heroic, that faculty and staff undertook to educate students and
turn TSU into the thriving institution it is today: a major
metropolitan university serving students of all races and
ethnicities from across the country and throughout the world.
Launched during the early civil rights movement, TSU has a history
unique among historically black colleges and universities, most of
which were established immediately after the Civil War. Born to
Serve adds a critical chapter to the history of education and
integration in the United States.
Though often consigned to the footnotes of history, African
American women are a significant part of the rich, multiethnic
heritage of Texas and the United States. Until now, though, their
story has frequently been fragmented and underappreciated.""Black
Women in Texas History"" draws together a multi-author narrative of
the experiences and impact of black American women from the time of
slavery until the recent past. Each chapter, written by an expert
on the era, provides a readable survey and overview of the lives
and roles of black Texas women during that period. Each provides
careful documentation, which, along with the thorough bibliography
compiled by the volume editors, will provide a starting point for
others wanting to build on this important topic.The authors address
significant questions about population demographics, employment
patterns, family and social dimensions, legal and political rights,
and individual accomplishments. They look not only at how African
American women have been shaped by the larger culture but also at
how these women have, in turn, affected the culture and history of
Texas. This work situates African American women within the context
of their times and offers a due appreciation and analysis of their
lives and accomplishments.""Black Women in Texas History"" is an
important addition to history and sociology curriculum's as well as
black studies and women's studies programs. It will provide for
interested students, scholars, and general readers a comprehensive
survey of the crucial role these women played in shaping the
history of the Lone Star State.
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