{"product_id":"the-african-texans-texans-all-9781585443505","title":"The African Texans (Texans All)","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmigrants of African descent have come to Texas in wavesfirst as free blacks seeking economic and social opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments  then as enslaved people who came with settlers from the deep South. Then after the Civil War  a new wave of immigration began. In The African Texans  author Alwyn Barr considers each era  giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions that they have made in the Lone Star State. With wonderful photographs and first-hand accounts  this book expands readers understanding of African American history in Texas. Special features include   59 illustrations   12 biographical sketches   excerpts from newspaper articles   excerpts from court rulings  The African Texans is part of a five-volume set from the Institute of Texan Cultures. The entire set  entitled Texans All  explores the social and cultural contributions made by five distinctive cultural groups that already existed in Texas prior to its statehood or that came to Texas in the early twentieth century: The Indian Texans  The Mexican Texans  The European Texans  The African Texans  and The Asian Texans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923789086773,"sku":"ByrdShop_1585443506","price":60.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781585443505.jpg?v=1794114805","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-african-texans-texans-all-9781585443505","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}