From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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Black History Month: Corpus Christi Vietnam veteran breaks barriers as a helicopter pilot
Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...