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Black Texans built hundreds of public schools they couldn't vote for
Original: From Robert Ceresa: People with no vote in the white primaries that decided Texas elections of the time, no seat on the
Writer Robert Ceresa is highlighting how Black Texans, excluded from the white primaries that decided state elections and shut out of the school boards governing public education, nonetheless built 527 public buildings and forced the state to maintain them. The post, shared by the Texas Observer, frames this as a lesson in how disenfranchised communities still shaped Texas institutions despite having no political power over them.
Why now: It is being shared as an educational reminder of Black Texans' civic contributions despite disenfranchisement under Jim Crow-era white primaries.
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- From Robert Ceresa: People with no vote in the white primaries that decided Texas elections of the time, no seat on the boards that ran their # schools , and no authority over public # education , built 527 public buildings and made the state keep them. Nothing they used was… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 5
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