Meet the Negro Texan

In this short educational film from the 1970s, then Texas Senator Barbara Jordan reviews the contributions of numerous black Texans to the history and life of the Lone Star State. She first highlights prominent state legislators such as William Burton, William H. Holland, and George T. Ruby. Next, Jordan praises the heroism of several black Texans during the Texas Revolution, including Greenbury Logan, Kendrick Arnold, Samuel McCulloch, and William Goyens. Please note that the film uses dated language to describe African-Americans, indicative of the time in which it was produced. The Texas Archive of the Moving Image does not condone the use of the term “negro,” but presents this film as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as to claim this term never existed.