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Pioneering Texas College Built by Begging and Brothers
The article recalls Samuel Huston College in Austin founded by President Lovinggood who, amid dire poverty and vandalism, built a Negro school through relentless begging. Neighbors and local workers donated furniture and money while students and teachers endured, leading to a 17‑teacher faculty, a campus with multiple buildings, and a mission to educate and integrate African Americans in Texas cotton country.
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