Challenges
From the beginning, African American's experience in Texas had been rather controversial. From one point of view, they have worked to build a large amount of Texas’ music, literature, heritage, and artistic traditions; yet from the other point of view, they have so been through slavery, racial prejudice, and segregation.
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“But on the other hand, African Americans have been subjected to slavery, racial prejudice, segregation, and exclusion from the mainstream of the state's institutions. Despite these obstacles and restrictions, their contributions to the state's development and growth have been truly remarkable.” |