African Americans in Nacogdoches County - Paperback

by Jarlene Mills (Author), Rolonda D. Teal (Author)

Typical of most communities after the Civil War, Nacogdoches's African Americans had to repurpose their lives by building their own communities while they carved a life of survival first and progress second. The images in this book will tell the stori

Author Biography

Author Jeri Mills is a retired educator who attended Texas College in Tyler, Texas, and received her bachelor of science degree from Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas, and master's degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Mills, with several published works to her credit, is a contributing writer for a local newspaper and active researcher and writer on African American history. She enjoys writing to inform and entertain.