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Mollie Parrott, standing 4ourth from left and joined by daughter Carroll, attended numerous club meetings with other African American women in her effort to combat society's racism.

The Dawn at My Back: A Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing

The Dawn at My Back: Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing explores what it means to grow up in a racist society. It describes the injustices endured daily and vividly paints a picture of the pain they carry with them. Blue’s story demonstrates the power of racism to rip families apart, even as one consciously […]

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Women in Houston's History

Volume 1, Number 1

Women in Houston’s History Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 2003) Editor’s Introduction By Joseph Pratt 2 Houston Women in Texas and U.S. History By Audrey Crawford 4 “A Miracle Occurred!” The Houston Committee of International Women’s Year, Houston, 1977 By Ellen Pratt Fout 12 State of the Women in Houston Speech By Nikki Van Hightower […]

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