Black History
African Americans of Fannin County in World War I
Black Owned Businesses in Fannin County. A booklet prepared for the Black History Celebration in 2015
A History of Rev. Johnson’s Hospital, by Tim Davis
Forgotten Dignity. The Black Community of Bonham, Texas. A Photographic History 1880 - 1930.
Three Bonham Blacks Talk About Their Lives.
From Slave Days to the Present: A Fannin County Story (Vera Ross and Mae Helen Higgs). By Tim Davis
Historic Fannin County Churches Offered Freedom in Many Aspects to African Americans. By Tim Davis
Shilo Cemetery and the Beckham Family. By Marianne Jones.
Oral History. Hattie Nichols (granddaughter of Jerry Chinner). Listen on YouTube
Schools:
Booker T. Washington School, Bonham
Bralley-Pendleton School, Honey Grove
Farmers’ Improvement School (F.I.S. College)
Colored Schools listed in the 1928 Fannin County School Directory
Churches:
Historic Black Churches of Fannin County
Bethleham Baptist Church, Bonham
Bradford Chapel A. M. E. Church, Bonham
Christian Chapel C.M.E., Honey Grove
Eastland Baptist Church, Honey Grove
Eighth Street United Methodist Church, Honey Grove
Fairview Baptist Church, Windom
Little Bethel Baptist Church, Ladonia
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Ladonia
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Ladonia
New Home Baptist Church, Bonhan
New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Carson
New Life COGIC, Bonham
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Trenton
Pleasant Grove C. M. E. Church, Ladonia
St. James Baptist Church, Honey Grove
St. Mark Baptist Church, Dodd City
St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Bonham
Union Baptist Church, Ravenna