Blackshear School Students

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Photograph of 5A students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1920s.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1920~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Building the African-American Community and was provided by the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 437 times, with 11 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

The Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum represents the history of African American churches in the Austin area. It is named after Jacob Fontaine, a slave preacher who founded 13 Baptist churches in Travis County. The Museum received a Rescuing Texas History grant in 2006 to aid in digitization of materials, mainly photographs.

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Description

Photograph of 5A students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1920s.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Building the African-American Community

This collection of photographs and texts are part of an effort to preserve Austin’s African-American cultural history. Includes images of church parishioners, families, students, weddings, church groups, and more.

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  • 1920~

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  • Sept. 13, 2006, 8:37 a.m.

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  • Sept. 15, 2016, 6:37 p.m.

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Blackshear School Students, photograph, 1920~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17440/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum.

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