• Wheatville was a historically black neighborhood in the city of Austin, Texas. Wheatville, founded in 1867 by James Wheat, was a predominantly African-American...
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  • is heavily populated by college students. Wheatville, encompassed by modern day West Campus, was Austin's first post-Civil War Black community. Founded...
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    Galveston, in an event commemorated as Juneteenth. Black communities such as Wheatville, Pleasant Hill, and Clarksville were established, with Clarksville being...
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    residents to leave Wheatville in search of better living conditions elsewhere, particularly in East Austin. Humphrey, David C. "Austin, TX (Travis County)"...
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    established the residential communities of Masontown, Wheatville, Pleasant Hill, and Clarksville. By 1870, Austin's 1,615 black residents constituted some 36 percent...
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    dramatically. Black communities such as Wheatville, Pleasant Hill, and Clarksville were established around Austin by these newcomers. The postwar period...
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  • Association, which was formed by a group of African-American ministers in Wheatville. The association also hosted an annual encampment on the site of the institute...
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    emancipated slaves existed around Austin, including Wheatville (founded by James Wheat and home to celebrated Austin black leader Reverend Jacob Fontaine)...
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  • cooperative in Austin, Texas, near the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Named after the displaced black neighborhood of Wheatville, it was founded...
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    existed in Austin, including Clarksville, Wheatville, Masontown and Kicheonville. African Americans have pioneered public safety roles in Austin, including...
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  • elsewhere in Austin Clarksville and Wheatville, the area around Masonville today bears few traces of its original population. In 1999 the City of Austin adopted...
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    Southgate–Lewis House (category National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas)
    community associated with Austin after the Civil War, located just west of The University of Texas at Austin. The community of Wheatville was founded in 1867...
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