Colored Teachers State Association of Texas, 1952. Austin, TX. Courtesy of Brent Humphreys, photographer.
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First Shiloh Baptist Church, 1954-55. Houston, TX. Drawing by John S. Chase, architect. Courtesy of the Architectural Archives, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
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First Shiloh Baptist Church, 1954-55. Houston, TX. Courtesy of Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, photographer.
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Boynton Methodist Church, 1956. Houston, TX. Courtesy of the Architectural Archives, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
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Ray Wilson House, 1958-59. 3502 Arbor Avenue, Houston, TX. Courtesy of Ben Koush, photographer.
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David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1959. Austin, TX. Courtesy of Brent Humphreys, photographer.
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Dr. William H. Hadnott, Jr. Clinic, 1960. 1306 Duncan Street, Bay City, TX. Courtesy of Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, photographer.
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Phillips House, 1965. 2310 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Austin, TX. Courtesy of Brent Humphreys, photographer.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Communication, Texas Southern University, 1969. Houston, TX. Courtesy of Ben Koush, photographer.
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King-Tears Mortuary, 1970. Austin, TX. Courtesy of Brent Humphreys, photographer.
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Ernest S. Sterling Student Center, Texas Southern University, 1976. Houston, TX. Courtesy of Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, photographer.
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Kresge Administration Center, Tuskegee Institute, 1977. Tuskegee, AL. Drawing by John S. Chase, architect. Designed with Paul Rudolph, architect. Courtesy of the Architectural Archives, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
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