Justice on "the Hill": A History of Activism at Prairie View a&M University (Afro-Texans)

Prairie View A&M University is more than Texas's oldest public historically Black university-it is a crucible of political struggle and social transformation.Since its founding in 1876 on the grounds of a former slave plantation, Prairie View has stood at the forefront of the Black freedom struggle, producing generations of students, faculty, and alumni who challenged the injustices of Waller County, Texas, and beyond. Justice on "The Hill" brings together wide-ranging histories that reveal Prairie View's singular role in shaping Black political life.From the long battle for voting rights-fought through courtrooms, protests, and ballot boxes-to the galvanizing impact of Sandra Bland's story, these chapters explore the people and movements that turned a rural HBCU into a national symbol of resistance.Readers will encounter the determined students who formed the "Political Science Posse," the courage of Lulu B.White and Maude Craig Sampson Williams, the legacy of Emanuel Cleaver, and the