Pleasantville’s history dates to the 1940s, when Black real estate agent Judson Robinson Sr. helped develop a community for African Americans struggling to find housing during segregation.
Longtime residents of Pleasantville, a historic Black community in northeast Houston, are concerned about recent vandalism involving racist graffiti and the defacing of banners honoring Black community heroes.
One resident, Mary Fontenot, president of the Pleasantville Historical Society and Pleasantville Civic League, told today!
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