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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston. The Fourth Ward is the site of Freedmen's Town, which was a post-U.S. Civil War community of African-Americans.
4 days ago · The Fourth Ward was established as one of four wards by the City of Houston in 1839. By 1906 it included much of what is, as of 2008, Downtown and Neartown; at that point the city stopped using the ward system. The area was the site of Freedman’s Town, composed of recently freed slaves.
Oct 1, 1995 · The Fourth Ward in Houston, also sometimes referred to as Freedmen's Town, is one of that city's most important African-American historic communities. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it was the center of Black cultural and professional life in the city.
Mar 14, 2019 · What modern day Houstonians consider Fourth Ward is actually Freedman’s Town, a small section of the original ward settled by freed slaves after the Civil War. Fourth Ward originated in Downtown and expanded westward along Buffalo Bayou.
Aug 8, 2019 · Fourth Ward is the oldest established African American neighborhood in Houston, Texas. It was created in 1839 by the city of Houston as one its six political districts.
May 27, 2019 · Houston's Fourth Ward was a center of African-American cultural life for decades. With much of the neighborhood now gone due to rapid development, newly-revealed photos show who used to...
Apr 9, 2022 · The Fourth Ward was the last of the original four wards chartered in 1839 when Houston was still newly a city and covered the southwestern portion of the town.
Sep 9, 2022 · Houston’s Fourth Ward is also known as Freedmen’s Town, a district built by formerly enslaved Black Texans. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation that made Juneteenth a federal holiday—a date that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Texans at the port of Galveston on June 19, 1865—making the statewide jubilee a ...
Two Worlds a Mile Apart, A Brief History of the Fourth Ward. By Patricia Pando. Clatter of light rail running down Main Street, cars roaring by, crowds gathering at the crosswalk champing to get on with the day—hectic life fills twenty-first century downtown Houston.
May 27, 2019 · Before its streets were lined with town homes, apartment complexes and trendy restaurants, the Fourth Ward was a cultural center of Houston’s African-American community. Now,...
