Samuel Walker Houston (February 12, 1864 – November 19, 1945) was an American pioneer in the field of education.
[1] After studying with his father and Professor C. W. Luckie, Samuel W. Houston realized that education was the building block to success.
Young Samuel matriculated to study in Virginia, then to Atlanta University in Georgia, where he was a student of W.E.B.
1906: Professor Houston founded Galilee Community School—Texas' first 1-12th grade school academy for African-Americans—on land donated by the Melinda and Sanford Williams family.
1995: The creation of "The Dreamers," a monument to underscore the contributions made by the black community in the growth and development of Huntsville and Walker County.
In 1995, on the grounds of the old Samuel W. Houston Elementary School, the Huntsville Independent School District, along with the Huntsville Arts Commission[3] and the high school's Ex-Students Association, commissioned artists Larry Zink and Monica Taylor to create The Dreamers, a monument to underscore the contributions made by the black community in the growth and development of Huntsville and Walker County was placed in front of the old facility, now renamed to the Samuel W. Houston Museum and Cultural Center.
“Pathfinders: A history of the pioneering efforts of African-Americans, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas" by Naomi W. Lede’