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Freedmans Town

Willis, TX, community trying to save church from becoming lost history

  • Dec 30, 2023

Fire in historic Freedmen's Town caused by 'smoking materials': HFD

  • Aug 11, 2023
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Lenwood Johnson, Houston community activist, dead at 75

  • May 16, 2018
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Historic Freedmen's Town bricks return to Houston's Fourth Ward

  • Mar 9, 2018

Residents: Broken bricks led to broken promises

  • Jan 24, 2018

Mayor: Freedman's Town brick's to be replaced

  • Dec 1, 2016

Battle over historic bricks heads to court

  • Jan 26, 2015

Controversial brick removal project quickly halted

  • Jan 20, 2015

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Historic J. Vance Lewis House stands as tribute to Black excellence, past and present

  • Feb 13, 2025
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New exhibit explores history of Freedmen's Town

  • Feb 26, 2024
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Historic Montgomery Co. church built by freedmen in need of prayer and repair: 'It's irreplaceable'

  • Dec 30, 2023
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Fire in historic Freedmen's Town caused by 'smoking materials': HFD

  • Aug 11, 2023
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Home in Houston's historic Freedmen's Town neighborhood catches fire

  • Aug 11, 2023
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Historic Freedmen's Town bricks return to Houston's Fourth Ward

  • Mar 9, 2018
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Historic Freedman's Town bricks return to Houston's Fourth Ward

  • Mar 9, 2018
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Broken bricks have led to broken promises

  • Jan 24, 2018

Latest Stories

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Coalition to preserve historic brick streets makes inroads with city council member

The Freedmen's Town Preservation Coalition says they want the city to rethink the plan they passed regarding a street and infrastructure project in the area now known as Midtown

  • Dec 23, 2014
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Effort underway to try to save historic brick streets

Members of a 4th Ward historic coalition met Sunday afternoon to try and save their brick streets

  • Dec 22, 2014
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Bricks laid by slaves spur controversial plan

A plan to remove the bricks that slaves laid down in the streets of Freedman's Town and replace them after street repairs isn't meeting with approval from community activists

  • Aug 12, 2014