The Great Man "Quentin R. Mease"
June 21, 2014
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There are many past and present leaders in the Greater Houston Community; however, Quentin R. Mease is one of the most admired. Houston legend, community leader, and civil rights pioneer Quentin R. Mease is a remarkable individual who grew up in an all-black coal mining town in Buxton, Iowa.
During the segregated United States military of WWII,...
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The African American Library at the Gregory School
June 20, 2014
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The African American Library at the Gregory School is located in the historic Freeman’s Town. The library is housed in the Edgar M. Gregory School, which served as the first public school for African Americans in Houston. The Gregory School officially opened November 14, 2009. The first library of its kind in Houston and one of the few African Amer...
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College Memorial Park Cemetery
June 20, 2014
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The College Memorial Park Cemetery, located in historic fourth ward was founded in 1896 and is one of Houston's oldest African-American cemeteries. The remains of many religious, civic, education, and business leaders of the community including John Henry (Jack) Yates, a vital community leader, first pastor of Antioch Baptist Church and founder of...
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Harrisburg Cemetery Houston, Texas
June 20, 2014
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Harrisburg Cemetery is the oldest African American cemetery in Houston. Some estimate that its origin began in the 1830s; however, there is no documentation to establish the date of its original origins; however, in 1878, the Mutual Benevolent Association was chartered as a service to its members to arrange and sometimes finance burial services on...
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Even In Death Veterans Must Not Be Forgotten
June 18, 2014
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Nestled in the shadows of Houston's Fifth Ward located east of downtown sits the historic Evergreen Negro Cemetery. There are broken white picket fences between the west and east sections of the cemetery separated by Lockwood Drive. Lockwood Drive was extended through the cemetery in 1960. Many of the graves were lost, moved, paved over, or through...
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