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When driving through the Fourth Ward of Houston today, one can still see pieces of the history of Freedman's Town, the community founded by free African-Americans in the 19th century, scattered between modern houses and downtown Houston's skyrises.

###About the project

This project looks at consumption patterns across three sites in Freedman's Town:

  • The Yates House, which was built by local businessman Rutherford B. H. Yates in 1912

  • The house of J. Vance Lewis, a prominent African-American lawyer

  • The Wilson-Victor property, upon which a general store, a barbershop, and a house once stood

All data was collected through the Rice University Archaeological Field Techniques classes between 2008-2013 through the collaboration with the [Yates Museum] (http://www.yatesmuseum.org/) and the (Community Archaeology Research Institute)[http://www.publicarchaeology.org/CARI/].

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