| Austin's Rosewood Neighborhood Contributor(s): Rivera Phd, Jane H. (Author), Rivera, Gilberto C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738595977 ISBN-13: 9780738595979 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 976.4 |
| LCCN: 2012938755 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Locality - Austin-San Marcos, Texas - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rosewood is a historically African American neighborhood on the east side of Austin. It takes its name from Rosewood Avenue, which runs through the heart of the area. Rosewood was first settled by Europeans in the late 19th century, and beginning in the 1910s, the City of Austin adopted as official policy the goal of segregating African Americans in East Austin. Rosewood has been the official home of Austin s Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, celebration. June 19th was the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas two years after the fact. The exact location of the celebration has changed over the years, but whether it was Emancipation Park or Rosewood Park, Austin s major Juneteenth event has always been in Rosewood." |
Contributor Bio(s): Rivera Phd, Jane H.: - Authors Jane H. Rivera, PhD, and Gilberto C. Rivera have been neighborhood activists in Rosewood for decades. They have added images and interview materials from their neighbors and images and information from the Austin History Center to document the transformation of Rosewood. Gilberto C. Rivera, a Rosewood native, has selected the best photographs from his personal collection to form the basis for Images of America: Austin s Rosewood Neighborhood. |