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Monte Mader- Anniversary of the Tulsa massacre (Original Post) Figarosmom 22 hrs ago OP
It was happening all over the country at the same time. Even here in Nowhere'sville, Texas ... marble falls 22 hrs ago #1
So even back then Austin was the liberal retreat. Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #2
I worked at the longest continuously run restaurant in Austin that was the only restaurant in Austin that didn't ... marble falls 51 min ago #8
Important malaise 21 hrs ago #3
Heard first-hand stories all my life. czarjak 17 hrs ago #4
Did it scar your dad in any way? I couldn't Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #5
Hard-core racist! czarjak 16 hrs ago #6
Sorry to hear it.I 😊 Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #7

marble falls

(72,698 posts)
1. It was happening all over the country at the same time. Even here in Nowhere'sville, Texas ...
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:06 PM
22 hrs ago

In one night black families were driven out of Marble Falls and Kingsland (just 12 miles up the road). Put them on the train and packed them off to Austin.

marble falls

(72,698 posts)
8. I worked at the longest continuously run restaurant in Austin that was the only restaurant in Austin that didn't ...
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:23 PM
51 min ago

... operate Jim Crow. It was in a mansion that was owned by the Faulk family. When the slaves were freed they given the land around the house and the streets bear the names of the ex-slaves who owned the property. Judge Henry Faulk defended Eugene Webb whom President Wilson wanted executed for treason. Judge Faulk got him 10 years. Yellow Dog Democrats had their founding here.

Judge Faulk]s son, John Henry Faulk was born here. He wrote a great book, "The Making of a Liberated Mind" He had a show WABC New York that was syndicated across the country. And was black listed during the Red Scares.

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His daughter Mary Faulk Koock opened the restaurant within weeks of the stock-market crash broke her husband's family company. her story is pretty amazing also. Look up the Faulks, pretty amazing family.



czarjak

(13,701 posts)
4. Heard first-hand stories all my life.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:08 AM
17 hrs ago

My dad was 16 and working there then! Had multiple family reunions in 1961 so the old-timers could relive those days.

Figarosmom

(13,878 posts)
5. Did it scar your dad in any way? I couldn't
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:19 AM
16 hrs ago

imagine being there and seeing it and not being able to stop it.

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