Area historic preservationists and urban planning professor Andrea Roberts are collaborating to expand Roberts' research of Texas Freedom Colonies — settlements created between 1865 - 1920 by formerly enslaved people. The Atlas has become a mechanism for co-researching community locations and needs through its online atlas and survey. Community revitalization students and descendants engage [...]
"Dr. Andrea Roberts discusses the digital archive project that she is spearheading under the auspices of the Texas Freedom Colonies Project, including details about how communities and families can get involved." Video Courtesy, Clay History & Edu Svcs
TEXAS CULTURAL LANDSCAPES SYMPOSIUM1:00 - 2:00 pm — Making the Invisible Visible: Rural Cultural Landscapes Hilton Waco, Brazos Ballroom This panel discussion will focus on the identification, documentation, and preservation of rural cultural landscapes in Texas. Dr. Perky Beisel will share her work with the Voices from Small Places project, which focuses on collaborative, [...]
Equity + Freedom's Footprint in Dallas Freedman's Towns from UTA CAPPA on Vimeo.November 18, 2017Organized by the David Dillon Center for Texas ArchitectureCollege of Architecture, Planning, and Public AffairsUniversity of Texas at Arlington Equity + Freedom’s Footprint in Dallas Freedman's Towns is part of the Physical City Track of the festival. That track deepens [...]
Freedom Colonies Provide Unique Learning Opportunity For Students Texas A&M professor Andrea Roberts is working to identify and preserve hundreds of settlements of formerly enslaved people across Texas.By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Announcement!We have just released our first project newsletter this Winter 2019-2020!We hope you enjoy finding out about our engagements, projects, collaborations, and growth. You may even see yourself featured in the photos or text!If you would like to receive future newsletters via email, please let us know by sending us a message with your information [...]
The TXFC Project has added a new feature for our community partners!You may now add to our map and database using paper forms!We at the project are happy to make available survey forms you can print and distribute. Here are easy steps for downloading, completing, and returning them:Steps: 1) Download [...]
Announcement!TAMU Scholar Launching a New Version of the Black Settlement Online Mapping Tool, ATLAS 2.0 The Texas Freedom Colonies Project invites you to participate in a statewide study & to test a new mapping application!Learn How to Access Portal HereATLAS 2.0 GOES LIVE MONDAY, APRIL 1st, 2019, 10 amDr. Andrea Roberts (The Texas Freedom Colonies Project [...]
Part I: The Beginning of the JourneySamuel Collins, III 23 July 2018 My journey in preservation starts a little over fourteen years ago. I stopped to read a Texas Historical Commission subject marker at 7902 Hwy 6 in Hitchcock. The historic site was Stringfellow Orchards and growing up in Hitchcock I had driven by [...]
Announcement!TAMU Scholar Testing Online Black Settlement Atlas, Launching Statewide Survey The Texas Freedom Colonies Project invites you to participate in a statewide study & to test a new mapping application! Learn How to Access Portal Here SITE GOES LIVE THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018, 10 amDr. Andrea Roberts (The Texas Freedom Colonies Project Founder) and her research [...]