This article invites you to explore Freedmen’s Town in Houston through a virtual adventure. It highlights the area’s rich ...

Explore the J. Vance Lewis house, built in 1907 for pioneering lawyer Joseph Vance Lewis and his wife, Pauline. Known for his ...

By 1880, 95% of African Americans living in Houston resided in Freedmen’s Town, the heart of Fourth Ward. Early in the 20th century, residents, weary of the mud streets, paved passages through ...

Explore Black history and culture at Houston landmarks such as Freedmen’s Town, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and ...

Not in Houston. Houston’s Freedmen’s Town exists. Still. Despite more than a century of encroachment and antagonism from developers and city officials, residents and visitors can still walk ...

Just west of downtown Houston, in the Freedmen’s Town area of Fourth Ward, it’s as if the roads get bumpier the more historic they are. That’s because many of the streets in this storied ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Other areas outside of Freedmen’s Town, like historic areas of Sixth Ward, still sport brick roads. Houston social media users have also spotted brick pavers hiding under modern asphalt roads ...