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“OUTLINING THE NEED FOR AN EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL FROM GALVESTON TO HOUSTON, TEXAS”
Thank you Chairwoman Deb Haaland, and Ranking Member Don Young for holding today’s hearing for H.R. 434, the Emancipation National Historic Trail Act, introduced by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee... Read more
FREEDOM WHEN
Naomi Carrier... Read more
Annie Mae Hunt
The grandchild of slaves, Annie Mae Hunt was born in 1909 near Brenham. She picked cotton near Navasota for 50 cents a day in conditions she compared to “slavery times,” meaning that she, her mother, and sister endured intimidation, beatings, and sexual assault by white and sometimes black men. Even so, she declared, “a man never beat me up and got away with it!”... Read more
RMOD - Naomi Carrier
RMOD - Naomi Carrier Radio Memphis... Read more
Emancipation Avenue Bus Stop Tours
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The Bus Stop Tours, organized by Naomi Mitchell Carrier, share a complete history of African-American Texans along Emancipation Avenue.... Read more
Naomi Carrier at Egypt Plantation, Texas for National Trust and Texas Historical Commission “Slave Cabin Sleepover” with Joe McGill
Naomi Carrier at Egypt Plantation, Texas for National Trust and Texas Historical Commission “Slave Cabin Sleepover” with Joe McGill... Read more
Carrier travels with husband, Eugene Carrier and B. B. King for Radio Memphis
Carrier travels with husband, Eugene Carrier and B. B. King for Radio Memphis... Read more
“Rising from the Rails: Story of Pullman Porters Musical”
Arkansas County Historical Society
“Rising from the Rails: Story of Pullman Porters Musical”
Arkansas County Historical Society... Read more
The Emancipation Avenue Bus Stop Tour
The Bus Stop Tours, organized by Naomi Mitchell Carrier, share a complete history of African-American Texans along Emancipation Avenue. In her Field Study for the National Trust for Historic... Read more
Emancipation Trail H.R.434 gets President’s Signature
President Trump approves study for historic Emancipation Trail from Galveston to Houston... Read more
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads The Effort to Establish the Emancipation National Historical Trail
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads The Effort to Establish the Emancipation National Historical Trail... Read more
Bill To Create An African American National Historic Trail In Houston, Galveston Awaits Presidential Approval
If it receives a national designation, the Emancipation Trail stretching from Galveston to Houston could be the second trail of its kind, focused on the experiences of African Americans. ... Read more
Texas Trail Could Get National Historic Designation
There is one designated National Historic trail in the United State devoted to African American History and in time the second could be in Texas. Read more