Building the African-American Community
Building the African-American Community is a collection of photographs and texts largely from the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum, a museum dedicated to preserving Austin’s African-American cultural history. The museum was named for Jacob Fontaine, who was born a slave in 1808 and served the community as a minister. He established several churches, a newspaper (the Gold Dollar), taught school, and established a grocery store and laundry. The collection includes photographs of church parishioners, families, students, weddings, church groups, and more from Austin’s African-American community.
At a Glance
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162
Items
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7
Types
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2
Partners
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12
Decades
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2
Languages
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4
Counties
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2
States
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2
Countries
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20,991
Usage
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2 years, 4 months ago
Collection Created
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6 years, 4 months ago
Last Updated
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