The Ground on Which I Stand – Tamina, a Freedmen`s Town by Corn, Marti; Karner, Tracy Xavia; Sitton, Thad;

Tamina, a Freedmen's Town

Series: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, Sponsored by Texas a&M University-Commerce; 22;

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Edition number 2, New edition
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Date of Publication 30 August 2019
Number of Volumes Paperback

ISBN 9781623497699
Binding Paperback
No. of pages176 pages
Size 276x215x12 mm
Weight 623 g
Language English
Illustrations 95 colour, 11 black & white photographs

Short description:

Through striking and intimate photography and sensitively gleaned oral histories, author Marti Corn has chronicled the lives, dreams, and spirit of the people of Tamina, Texas. The result is a multi-faceted portrait of community, kinship, values, and a shared history.

Long description:

"In 1871, newly freed slaves established the community of Tamina-then called ""Tammany""-north of Houston, Texas, near the rich timberlands of Montgomery County. Located in proximity to the just-completed railroad from Conroe to Houston, the community benefited from the burgeoning local lumber industry and available transportation. The residents built homes, churches, a one-room school, and a general store.

In the decades since, urban growth and change have overtaken Tamina. The sprawling communities of The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Chateau Woods, and Oak Ridge have encroached, introducing both new prospects and troubling complications, as the residents of this rural community enjoy both the benefits and the challenges of urban life. On the one hand, the children of Tamina have the opportunity to attend some of the best public schools in the nation; on the other hand, residents whose education and job skills have not kept pace with modern society are struggling for survival.

Through striking and intimate photography and sensitively gleaned oral histories, author Marti Corn has chronicled the lives, dreams, and spirit of the people of Tamina. The result is a multi-faceted portrait of community, kinship, values, and a shared history. In 2016, the book cover portrait of Tamina resident Johnny Jones was featured at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

This second edition of Corn's classic photographic essays and interviews with Tamina residents includes a helpful classroom guide for collecting and studying oral history. The result is a rich new resource that affords readers a window into a little-understood part of our shared past."

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