Episode 1: The More Things Change
Episode Description
The Compact is a podcast, produced by Lubbock Compact, that will open your eyes to the true history of Lubbock, TX. We aim to educate Lubbock citizens on the true nature of disparity in Lubbock and what we can do to fix it! Though primarily Lubbock oriented, the stories are universal.
Episode References & Notes
“Lubbock Disparity Report” by Lubbock Compact
“Black Lubbock: A History…” by Robert L. Foster
- Overall Avalanche-Journal story
- Ordinance forbade Black people from living outside the East pg 115
- Quote from Dow and Black Leader’s response on pg. 62, 63 of pdf.
“The City Plan of Lubbock, Texas 1943”
- Santa Fe Railroad as divide, pg. 18 of pdf
“Lubbock Comprehensive Plan Land Use Report (1959)”
“Voting Rights Act passed passed”
“Jones v City of Lubbock Case”
“2019 Texas Housers and NAACP lawsuit over Zoning ordinance”
“Diversity in city leadership still a concern 30 years later” AJ article
List of Local organizations to get involved in;
Lubbock NAACP