Betty Simmons, a Texan in Slavery’s Last Years
Narratives collected by the federal Works Progress Administration, like the one recounted here, are an invaluable tool for retelling American history.
Dionne Babineaux
Dionne Babineaux is a Ph.D. student in history at Rice University. She focuses on the Atlantic world and the roles of African and African-descended peoples in its development. Her efforts to teach her children about past African American Texans led to her interest in history and the founding of the Museum of Undertold Texas History.
Articles by Dionne Babineaux