Alwyn Barr is professor of history at Texas Tech University and a former chair of the history department. Among his five authored books are: Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995, 2nd ed.; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996), and African Texans, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. He also has edited, with Robert A. Calvert, Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times, Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1980; and has written the Introduction to Black Cowboys of Texas, edited by Sara R. Massey, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2000, as well as several articles on African American history in professional journals. He is a former president of the Texas State Historical Association and a former board member of Humanities Texas.
Valmo Bellinger (?-1994)
Valmo Bellinger, a businessman and political leader, was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Charles Bellinger. As a young man, Valmo established and published the San Antonio Register beginning in 1931 after G.W. Bouldin, publisher of the only black newspaper, the Inquirer, rejected … Read MoreValmo Bellinger (?-1994)