News 88.7 in partnership with Humanities Texas launches Texas Originals — a new weekly radio segment profiling individuals whose lives and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture.
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John Biggers
April 13, 1924–January 25, 2001 With a bent back and powerful hands, an African American man figures prominently in a large mural in Houston's Blue Triangle YWCA. To his left, Harriet Tubman leads weary slaves to freedom. To his right, Sojourner Truth stands while children march proudly into a schoolhouse. Dedicated in 1953, this mural titled “The Contribution of Negro Women to American Life and Education” was a milestone in the career of artist John... Read More