Austin Revealed - Civil Rights Stories

Dear Gregory Staff,

Ms. Ingrid Grant found this very relevant documentary about civil rights in Austin's history. It's an interesting perspective on the history of one of our neighbor cities. What are some commonalities & differences you see with Houston's civil rights history?

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/austin-texas-civil-rights/

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Preserving the Estate of Madame CJ Walker

Happy Monday!

Here is an interesting piece of preservation news that brings attention to the importance of caring for properties and artifacts related to Black History.

http://heragenda.com/the-modern-effort-to-preserve-the-legacy-estate-of-americas-first-female-self-made-millionaire-madam-cj-walker/

Have a great week, Gregory School staff!

VW

Tamina, TX - A Historic Black Community

** Going forward, the Gregory School will post links related to Black History as well as staff-related updates on our blog.**

Mother Jones recently featured the town of Tamina, Texas (near the Woodlands), which is one of the oldest Black communities in our state. Read more here:

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/06/tamina-texas-photo-marti-corn

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Printing Capabilities

Patrons can print from a flash drive using the 2 public computers. The info will go to the public printer and a print card must be purchased to retrieve items.