Photograph shows Doris Miller, first African-American hero of World War II.
Curtis Graves
Photograph shows house page standing next to Curtis
Graves (1938), Texas' first African-American state representative since Reconstruction..
Graves served in the House 1966-1972.
Artemisia Bowden, black school administrator and civic
leader, The
National Council of Negro Women cited Artemisia Bowden as one of the ten most
outstanding woman educators in the country. Many local organizations also
recognized her lifetime of service. In 1954, after
fifty-two years as head of St. Philip's, she retired and became dean emerita.
Victor Blanco
San
Antonio's first black mayor, Victor Blanco, was elected in 1809