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Bob Feldman : Texas Still Ranks High in Poverty and Segregation by Race and Income, 1964-2012
Poverty in Texas has continued to grow in recent years. Image from WebGovernments. The hidden history of Texas Conclusion: 1996-2012/Final Section — Texas still ranks high in poverty and segregation by race and economic status and low in health care … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : Regressive Taxation and Limited Unionization in Texas, 1996-2011
Staff and supporters of Texas’ Workers’ Defense Project perform at Texas state Capitor inside Capitol at event commemorating Texas workers who have died on the job. Photo by Jason Cato / Workers Defense Project. Image from the Texas Observer. The … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Texas Governors Bush and Perry, and Their Network of the Ultra-Rich, 1996-2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry with then President (and former Texas Governor) George W. Bush at a 2002 campaign event in Dallas. On the left is Texas Sen. John Cornyn. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. The hidden history of Texas … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : The Influence of Texas’ ‘Big Rich,’ 1974-1995
Texas oil patriarch H. L. Hunt. The Hunt family was reputed to be the world’s wealthiest. Image from The Famous People. The hidden history of Texas Part 14: 1974-1995/2 — The influence of Texas’ ‘big rich’ By Bob Feldman | … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : More African-Americans Enter Texas Politics, Prisons, 1974-1995
Hoe squad from Texas’ Clemens Unit in early 1970s. Photo from Texas Prison Museum. The hidden history of Texas Part 14: 1974-1995/1 — More African-Americans in politics, prison By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 30, 2013 [This … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : Civil Rights, SDS, and Student Activism in Austin, Texas, 1954-1973
Massive march against the War in Vietnam, Austin, Texas, May 8, 1970. Image from The Rag Blog. The hidden history of Texas Part 13: 1954-1973/2 — Student Activism and the Anti-War Movement at the University of Texas By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Texas Civil Rights Movement Wins Big Victories, 1954-1973
White and African American students from Austin area colleges sit in at a segregated lunch counter on Congress Avenue in Austin, April 1960 as part of a concerted effort to integrate lunch counters. Image from Austin History Center. The hidden … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : Population Growth and Civil Rights Victories in Texas, 1940-1953
Herman Sweatt was the first African American to attend the University of Texas after a 1950 Supreme Court decision. Photo courtesy of UT Press / Daily Texan. The hidden history of Texas Part 12: 1940-1953/2 — Population growth and some … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Union Growth in Texas Followed by Crackdown, 1940-1953
After a 1953 CIO-led strike in Port Arthur, Texas Gov. Allan Shivers, here shown addressing a campaign rally in Austin, led a move to make membership in the Communist Party illegal. Image from AlternativeHistory.com.The hidden history of Texas Part 12: … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Labor Unions and the Communist Party Are Active in Texas, 1930-1940
Emma Tenayuca, leader of the pecan shellers’ strike at the age of 21, stands on the steps of San Antonio’s City Hall in 1938. Tenayuca was also active in the Communist Party in Texas. Image from the Institute of Texan … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Texas ‘Big Rich,’ 1930-1940
Charles Marsh, owner of the Austin American and Austin Statesman (later merged as the Austin American-Statesman), also made big money in the oil business. Image from the Public Welfare Foundation.The hidden history of Texas Part 11: 1930-1940/2 — The rise … Continue reading
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