East Austin is Rich

As I navigated through the two readings, I realized that East Austin is rich.

Before Starting to read I knew that this area was and still is (despite gentrification) rich in culture and history. When I read the articles  however, my understanding of this wealth in East Austin become magnified. My own perceptions were that East Austin had many working class people, if not ALL,but as I read I found out that some of the most educated and successful members of the Black community lived in this area. Additionally, some of the most successful businesses were owned by intelligent and driven Black East Austinites. Thanks to this, this particular area of Austin was rich in culture since there were tight knit, informed communities living happily together. Today, much of this culture has been passed down to younger generations who now know the history of their roots, making East Austin a more rich community that many of us thought.

I guess in this aspect, many of us had misconceptions about East Austin. From what I have heard, people think that only low-income, uneducated, poor people live and lived in this area. However, reading the articles made me realize not only that not everyone was necessarily poor and uneducated (especially as many of the residents went to college and were involved in higher education) but also that both the area AND the people are rich in their own culture and their own understanding of were they came from.