Huntsville was also the home of Samuel Walker Houston (1864–1945),Handbook of Texas Online accessed 2007-04-29. a prominent African-American pioneer in the field of education. He was born into slavery on February 12, 1864 to Joshua Houston, a slave owned by Sam Houston. Samuel W. Houston founded the Galilee Community School in 1907, which later became known as the Houstonian Normal and Industrial Institute, in Walker County, Texas.
