Fourth Ward, Houston
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston. The Fourth Ward is the
Freedmen's Town Historic District
The former Edgar M. Gregory School, now the African American Library at the Gregory School
The "Fourth Ward Cottage" - A cottage dating back to at least 1866 that is now in Sam Houston Park in Downtown Houston
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, now in Downtown Houston
Jack Yates
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John Henry "Jack" Yates was an American freedman, minister, and community leader. Born enslaved in Gloucester County, Virginia, on July 11, 1828, Yates was taught to read at an early age by his enslav
Fourth Ward, Houston
…ex-slaves leaving plantations arrived in Freedmen's Town. One brush arbor ultimately became the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the church where Jack Yates served as pastor. Yates and his son, Rutherford Yates, became major community leaders in the early days of the Fourth Ward. The neighborhood became the…
Emancipation Park in 2017
Grave of Jack Yates - College Memorial Park Cemetery
The Jack Yates House, originally in the Fourth Ward and now residing in Sam Houston Park