Freedman’s Town: A Lesson in the Failure of Historic Preservation By Houston History Magazine on April 18, 2011 in Communities, Houstonians, Politics, Preservation, Race & Ethnicity The struggle to preserve the history of Freedmen’s Town in Houston, Texas is entangled in the questionable systems of urban renewal and development, which inevitably work to displace many of the poor African American residents from the community. Follow Continue Reading