African American Research and Resources
in Smith County, Texas
*Books on local African American history by Rodney L. Atkins can be purchased at:
Victory Temple Church of God in Christ
1700 N. Moore Tyler, TX 75703
(903) 592-2471
rodneylamar@suddenlink.net
Let My Work Speak for Me in Northeast Texas: Church of God in Christ*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2003.
Church of God in Christ: 1964 Texas Northeast Jurisdiction : Paved the Way for the Present*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2003.
African American Life in Tyler, Texas*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2008. [Index]
Remembering When We Were Colored in Tyler, Texas*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2007. Vol. 1 [Index]; Vol. 2 [Index]
African American Soldiers: Double Victory*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2012. [Index]
Encyclopedia of African American Rural Life in Smith County 1870-1970*. Atkins, Rodney L. and Gregory, Endia R. 2015. [Index]
Women of Grace and Power: Church of God in Christ*. Atkins, Rodney L., 2006. [Not presently in our collection.]
Other Resources
- Redwine, W. A., Brief History of the Negro in Five Counties, Tyler, Texas, 1901, reproduced in Chronicles of Smith County, Texas, Volume 11, Issue 12, Fall, 1972, pages 13-70.
- Yearbooks of Texas College for 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, and 1977
- Yearbook of Butler College for 1955
- Yearbooks of Emmett J. Scott High School for 1952, 1966, and 1967
- Katie A. Stewart Collection