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
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
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
Yates High School
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Jack Yates Senior High School is a public high school near Texas Southern University in the historic Third Ward in Houston, Texas. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of t
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…They had one child. Jack Yates died on December 22, 1897, and was first buried at Olivewood Cemetery, but later reinterred at College Park Cemetery. Yates High School in Houston was named in Yates' honor in 1926. In 1994, Yates' home was moved from Andrews Street to Sam Houston Park in Houston and restored to its…
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Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, formerly Ryan Middle School, exists at the first location of Yates Colored High School
A sign commemorating the school
Houston City Hall in Yates' crimson and gold in honor of George Floyd in June 2020