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You Might be Surprised
To this observer, it seems that when most people visit the Center, they are usually conducting business of some sort or simply coming to...
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Jan 24, 20232 min read
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MLK Day 2023 at the Center
In case any didn't attend Martin Luther King's Day parade and ceremony, here are a few shots of the event. Fortunately the weather was...
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Jan 22, 20231 min read
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Christmas Season at the Center
It's the Christmas season at the SWH Museum & Cultural Center. A sure sign of this can be seen by the lovely Christmas tree that graces...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Black Chamber of Commerce 1950
The pride of the community "back in the day." First Row; left-right; Percy Howard, Dr. J. A. Johnson, Calvin Lewis, Scott Johnson, Miss...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
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The Director's Parade
In 1974, Edward Glenn Owens was elected first President of what was to become the National Alumni Association of Samuel Walker Houston...
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Nov 12, 20221 min read
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How It All Began
Some years ago while browsing the net I discovered this wonderful video. I decided to save it because my grandmother told me she...
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Nov 4, 20221 min read
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The Dreamers "Wall of Faces"
"Completed in 1995 the sculpture stands on the grounds of the Samuel W. Houston secondary school. The Dreamer is a racially motivated...
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Oct 28, 20223 min read
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Can you name these former SWHHS educators???
The front row is Row 1. Complete row 1 first, then row 2, 3, and row 4.
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Oct 12, 20221 min read
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Samuel Walker Houston's Legacy
The legacy of Sam Houston lives on at the Samuel W. Houston Museum and Cultural Center. During 1905-1906 Professor Samuel W. Houston...
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Oct 6, 20221 min read
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