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Historical Society of Helotes members learn about post-Civil War life for Black San Antonians

Tuesday afternoon, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) historian Cristal Rose Mendez traveled to Helotes to spread the mission of teaching Black history far beyond her organization’s downtown locale. An audience of two dozen Historical Society of Helotes members listened intently as Mendez detailed how Black life changed following the Civil War. […]