During Galveston's Jim Crow era, Black islanders who fancied a dip in the Gulf of Mexico were limited to a narrow strip of beach between 27th and 28th streets or an area west of town known as Sunset ...
On Galveston Island lies a story that could have been forgotten if not for the efforts of local historians. Two Black lifeguards, James Helton and Wavery Guidry, who made over 30 rescues combined ...