Freedmen's Town Future

We are excited to announce Freedmen’s Town Future, a mini-documentary created by Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy exploring the history, present-day significance, and future of Freedmen’s Town through the churches that helped shape the community. Join us for a first-look screening.

Freedmen’s Town Future brings together local faith leaders, historians, community voices, and storytellers to examine what it means to preserve Freedmen’s Town while imagining what comes next, as faith-based institutions have long served the community in various ways.

Freedmen's Town Future is created By Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy, Illustration & Design: Chris Robinson, Narrative Consultant: DaLyah Jones, Videographer: Shareef Wright, Featuring: Pastor Lou McElroy — Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Jacqueline Bostic-McElroy, Esq. — Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Elmo Johnson — Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, Dr. Samuel H. Smith — Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, Jackeline Blackwell — Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, Dr. Marilyn White — St. James United Methodist Church, William Rice, Jr. — St. James United Methodist Church, LaRue Fleming Hart — St. James United Methodist Church. This production is made possible by Houston in Color.