blog 5

The most interesting thing I learned from the book, Images of America Austin's Rosewood Neighborhood, was the history of Huston Tillotson neighborhood. Often times we, as longhorns, can forget about the other universities that are here in Austin. Although I knew that HT was a historically black college or university (HBCU), I didn't know truly of the university's history and impact on East Austin. Often times instead of focusing on celebrating each others educational accomplishments there has been a controversy within the black community surrounding PWI vs HBCU. The book highlights the education of blacks in East Austin from high school and lower.