Description: From slavery to freedom, to education, to achievement: these words reflect the goals of African Americans who first came as slaves with the Spanish to this part of the Texas coast. Freed by the Civil War on Juneteenth (June 19, 1865), blacks soon establis
Brief description: The authors bring varied experiences to this collection. Bruce Glasrud is a specialist in African American history; Mary Jo O'Rear publishes works on Corpus Christi; Gloria Scott was the first black president of Girl Scouts of the USA and was later pr