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Historic Austin newspaper urges Black residents to buy a home.
Image via Austin History Center By the numbers: In Austin, about 2 in 5 Black people own a home, while around 3 in 5 white Austinites do, KXAN reported in 2023. The Austin homes of Black owners ...
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A developer bought up 70 properties on a historically Black street. The community doesn’t know what’s next
Wilson is among a dwindling group of East Austinites who have held on to their homes and businesses ... in the historically Black churches scattered across east Austin where many of the members ...
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Exploring Austin's Black History
Exploring Austin's Black history, including a look back at ... but when her grandfather bought the property, it was already home to graves believed to belong to enslaved individuals and Indigenous ...
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From a haven for enslaved people to a pricey modern neighborhood | The story of Austin's Clarksville neighborhood
AUSTIN, Texas — In the neighborhood known ... But for nearly 100 years, it was home to Black Americans who had their own schools, churches and stores. A modest cabin-like home at 1703 Waterston ...
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East Austin augmented reality experience immerses users into Black, brown community history
Texas’ Blackland Prairies’ fertile soil allowed the building of homes, schools and churches which established the ...
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East Austin residents fight to preserve a changing neighborhood
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Delores Duffie and Myrtle Holmes Wilson are among a dwindling group of native east Austinites who have held on to their homes and ... of a historically Black neighborhood.