History of African Americans in Houston

African Americans in Houston
Total population
528,145 (2019)
Regions with significant populations
Throughout Houston and its suburbs
Languages
Southern American English, Texan English, African American English, African American Vernacular English
Religion
Black Protestant, Roman Catholic
African American Library at the Gregory School, located in the Fourth Ward in Houston

The African American population in Houston, Texas, has been a significant part of the city's community since its establishment.[1] The Greater Houston area has the largest population of African Americans in Texas and west of the Mississippi River. Black Enterprise has referred to Houston as a Black mecca.[2]

  1. ^ Haley, John H. (University of North Carolina at Wilmington). "Black Dixie: Afro-Texan History and Culture in Houston" (Book Review). The Georgia Historical Quarterly, July 1, 1993, Vol. 77(2), pp. 412–413. Available from JSTOR. CITED: p. 412. "Blacks were already present in Houston at the time of its founding in 1836,[...]"
  2. ^ Graves, Earl G. Sr. (December 8, 2016). "Join us in Houston, America's Next Great Black Business Mecca". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

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