“Houston has no history.” If you’ve lived here for any amount of time you’ve probably heard this — that it was all torn down at one point or another and replaced with a parking lot.

Houston Matters How abolitionists used Independence Day to make their case in pre-Civil War America. UH History Professor Matt Clavin explores “Symbols of Freedom” and how they were used among ...

The need to protect this history comes at a time of heightened political tension. Historic bricks representing Freedmen’s Town in Houston were recently damaged in a construction project, leading ...