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. Administration by judiciary Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross had to personally intervene to resolve the Jaybird-Woodpecker War (1888-1889) among factions of Democrats in Fort Bend County; at bottom it was a racial conflict the majority population was black by a large margin and had been electing county officers for 20 years But the white elite Democrats wanted their own people in power Conflict became violent and the Jaybirds ordered several blacks out of town Tensions increased and a total of seven people were killed in the fall of 1889 the Democratic Party created "white-only pre-primary elections," which in practice were the only competitive contests in the county and thus disenfranchised the blacks This situation lasted until the US Supreme Court ruling in Terry v Adams (1953) declared it unconstitutional in the last of the white primary cases, Other famous and notable East Texans, The Republic of Texas including the disputed territory The Bank of America Center is one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture built in downtown Houston the building completed in 1984 and designed by Philip Johnson and partner John Burgee is reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses that were once common in the Netherlands the first section is 21 stories tall while the whole building reaches a height of 56 stories. . 127 Dan Huberty Republican 2010 Humble Kingwood Lake Houston Atascocita Crosby Wallisville 1.3 Opening and reception, 5 References 1920 4,663,228 19.7% In Mombasa Dom Vasco da Gama resorted to piracy looting Arab merchant ships which were generally unarmed trading vessels without heavy cannons.
. Germans In the summer of 1860 a slave panic erupted in North and East Texas amid rumors of arson by slaves and abolitionists Called the "Texas Troubles" between 30 and 100 blacks and whites were lynched by vigilantes the events were used to arouse support for secession.
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