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The Johnston brothers have stories to tell: in art, history, and connecting food to the city

… illustrate the struggle for freedom Black Americans endured by “freeing themselves” from … northbound routes that formerly enslaved Black Americans followed from the South to … Historic Bethel Garden Park, an African American historic site in McAllen.

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