Ashton's Villa is a beautiful piece of history in Galveston, Texas. Built in 1859 by slaves, this home was the site that the Proclamation of Freedom for Slaves was read to the Republic of Texas June 19th, 1865. We were able to witness the reenactment on June 19th, 2017.
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Galveston had a segregated beach area on the Main Seawall called Brown’s Beach, which also included ablock of Black owned businesses and clubs called “Gus’s Alley”, this area is now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to 28th St. on the Seawall.
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Lincoln Theater was established in Galveston in March 1915. This business was Black owned and operated and offered a variety of vaudeville entertainment. ~Picture Courtesy of The Galveston Historical Foundatoin
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As early as the 1930’s The Green Book listed The Oleander Hotel for offering rooms to Blacks in Galveston. After researching the island we learned that the Hotel was still standing, and would have been considered to be in a not so desired area of the island. ~Picture Provided By Galveston Historical Foundation
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The Summer had just begun and it was time to plan a road trip using our Green Book Traveler for the Green Book Project presented by The Idea Fund. We decided to head 45 mins South of Houston to the Gulf Coast, Galveston, Texas.
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Thomas “Kid” Hawkins, colorful New Yorker, who is a former resident of Washington N.C. has made known plans to compete this spring for the $30,000 prize which is offered to the first colored pilot who successfully spans the Atlantic Ocean on a non-stop flight.
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