Green also was a captain of an African American unit of the Sixth Regiment of Texas State Guard and became the first Black city council member in Austin in 1871 until the end of 1872.

Art Do Black and Hispanic People Feel Welcome in Austin? An Artist Surveys the City’s Racial Climate. Ariel René Jackson’s “A Welcoming Place” will likely be one of the more discussed ...

The city of Austin is pursuing efforts to rename Confederate Street after Maggie Mayes, a former Austin resident and prominent Black educator. (KXAN Photo/Kelsey Thompson) The neighborhood’s own ...