The descendants of the founder of the Black-owned Alexander Farm near Austin are fighting...
to expand U.S. 183 from four lanes to 12 in November 2019. The agency said a study would address mobility and safety concerns linked to population growth and increased traffic.
For Black farmers to make a living in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they had to live far outside of town. They also had to work together with their white neighbors. One thing was consistent across Black farm settlements: They dedicated land for schools, Fly said. Educating future generations was vital to the newly emancipated settlers.
“That’s among one of the incredible findings about my great-great-grandfather,” Alexander-Kasparik said. “Every facet seems to show the ancestor’s perseverance; it is important to the community, city of Austin, state of Texas and the nation.” Alexander-Kasparik and her siblings’ focus on protecting their legacy tightened after their parents died five days apart in 2014.
The family also noted a recent eminent domain reversal in California. In 1912 and 1920, Willa and Charles Bruce bought two lots and built a resort by the sea for African Americans not allowed on white beaches. The City of Manhattan Beach then seized the private land under eminent domain. In June, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the return of Bruce’s Beach to the descendants of the original Black owners.
Five days before Juneteenth, the family and supporters gathered before Travis County Commissioners Court to request that the road, which older relatives called the “old road,” be renamed “Daniel Alexander Way.”
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