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The Dreamers (sculpture)
''The Dreamers'' is a culturally inspired sculpture crafted by artists Larry Zink and Monica Taylor, designed to highlight and exalt contributions made by the black community. Completed in 1995, the sculpture stands on the grounds of the Samuel W. Houston secondary school, named after Samuel Walker Houston (1864–1945), prominent African-American educator and civil rights pioneer. The school building now serves the community of Huntsville, Texas Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas. The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to ... as the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center. The sculpture, which contains 69 carefully cast concrete images covering multiple generations of African-Americans, is set on a curved wall approximately 20 feet in length and approximately four and a half feet tall. With the top row cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Zink
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone, American country singer * Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director *Larry Emdur, Australian TV host *Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges *Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author *Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station *Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas'' *Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats *Larry Hov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Taylor
(Sister) Monica Taylor (1877 – 1968) was an English protozoologist. After a struggle to pursue higher education as a nun of the Order of Notre Dame de Namur, and being arrested during World War II on suspicion of being a German parachutist in disguise, she received several honours for her work in the field of amoebic zoology. Early life She was born 1 November 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire to science teacher Joseph Taylor and his wife Agnes, ''née'' Picton. Her father, her industrial chemist uncle, and her cousin, the chemist Hugh Stott Taylor, are cited as influences on her interest in science. In the late 1890s she attended Mount Pleasant College, Liverpool, a teacher training college founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame. She then joined the Order of Notre Dame as a nun in 1900 in Belgium. Struggle for education at Glasgow From 1901 she attended Notre Dame College of Education in Dowanhill, Glasgow. At first, not being granted permission to attend classes at the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Walker Houston
Samuel Walker Houston (February 12, 1864November 19, 1945) was an American pioneer in the field of education. Early life On February 12, 1864, Samuel Walker Houston was a Texas Education pioneer. Born a slave in Huntsville, Texas. Houston's father was Joshua Houston, and his mother was Sylvester Baker two former slaves of General Sam Houston Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i .... Career After studying with his father and Professor CW Luckett, Samuel W. Houston realized that education was the building block to success. A member of the intellectual elite, he was influenced by Booker T. Washington. Young Samuel matriculated to study in Virginia, then to Atlanta University in Georgia, where he was a student of W.E.B. DuBois before moving on to Howard U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas. The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to Texas State Prison, Sam Houston State University, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park, anHEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, who is recognized in Huntsville by thSam Houston Memorial Museumand a statue on Interstate 45. History The city had its beginning around 1836, when Pleasant and Ephraim Gray opened a trading post on the site. Ephraim Gray became first postmaster in 1837, naming it after his hometown, Huntsville, Alabama. Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston, who served as President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of the State of Texas, Governor of Tennessee, U.S. Senator, and Tennessee congressman. Houston led the Texas Army in the Battle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntsville Independent School District
Huntsville Independent School District is a public school district based in the Hawkins Administration Building in Huntsville, Texas, United States. In addition to Huntsville, the district serves the city of Riverside as well as rural areas in central Walker County. The current Interim Superintendent position is Fred Rush (former HISD Superintendent). SchoolsList of campuses High school * Huntsville High School (Grades 9–12Middle school 
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Huntsville Arts Commission
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Alabama, Madison County, Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of North Alabama, northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in the state. Huntsville was founded within the Mississippi Territory in 1805 and became an incorporated town in 1811. When Alabama was admitted as a state in 1819, Huntsville was designated for a year as the first capital, before that was moved to more central settlements. The city developed across nearby hills north of the Tennessee River, adding textile mills in the late nineteenth century. Its major growth has taken place since World War II. During the war, the Army established Redstone Arsenal near here with a chemical weapons plant, and nearby related facilities. After the war, additional research was conducted at Redstone Arsenal on rockets, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
