John Whitmire: “Freedmanstown was established by freed slaves.”

“So it's another corporate, public, private collaboration. Yeah, we love to see those. And speaking of investing in black communities, can you talk a little bit about the rebirth of Freedman's Town? Freedmanstown was established by freed slaves. It's certainly part of Houston's history. It's been discussed about I was there for the ribbon cutting of a facility that the community can gather in, have events.” (12:34–12:43)

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