Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University, at Houston; coeducational; state supported; est. 1947 as Texas State Univ., attained university status 1951; predominantly African American. It has schools of arts and sciences, technology, business, education, law, pharmacy and health sciences, and graduate studies.
More From encyclopedia.com
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor , BAYLOR, ROBERT EMMETT BLEDSOE
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor achieved prominence as a jurist, a Baptist preacher, and a law professor. He was instrumen… Chisholm Trail , CHISHOLM TRAIL, a cattle trail leading north from Texas, across Oklahoma, to Abilene, Kansas. The southern extension of the Chisholm Trail originated… Fort Sam Houston , Houston, Sam
Sam Houston
Sam Houston was the first president of the Independent Republic of Texas , and he later served as governor of the state of T… Barbara Jordan (american Congressional Representative) , Jordan, Barbara Charline
Jordan, Barbara Charline
January 1996 in Austin, Texas), first black southern woman in the United States Congress.
Jordan wa… Cattle Drives , CATTLE DRIVES. Contrary to popular conception, long-distance cattle driving was traditional not only in Texas but elsewhere in North America long bef… John T. Biggers , Biggers, John 1924–2001
Artist and educator
As a painter, muralist, illustrator, and sculptor, John Biggers has made innumerable contributions to Ame…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Texas Southern University