How Freed Slaves Built Houston’s OG Startup

Did you know Houston’s Fourth Ward, aka Freedmen’s Town, was basically a DIY startup by former slaves? After emancipation in 1865, freed folks bought cheap, swampy land nobody else wanted and built homes, schools, and businesses from scratch. They even made their own brick roads! The real lifehack: when the city ignored them, they just handled everything themselves—talk about turning lemons into lemonade. This community became Houston’s Black cultural and business hub for decades. #Business #MoneyLifehacks #HoustonHistory