During this Black History Month, it's especially important to recognize and remember the changemakers who broke barriers. We loved reading this article from Dwell about the legacy of John S. Chase, the first licensed Black architect in Texas. His work was remarkable, and so was his fight. He was one of the first Black graduate students to enroll at University of Texas at Austin - just two days after the Supreme Court decision in?Sweatt v. Painter?forced the school to integrate its graduate program - and the first African American to graduate from its School of Architecture. However, after graduation, he was stonewalled from internships at the predominately white architecture firms in Houston, where he and his wife, Drucie, relocated after his 1952 graduation. So he took matters into his own hands, petitioning the state for permission to take the licensing exam. In 1954, Chase became the first registered African-American architect in Texas, and by 1959, he ran his own firm. What an incredible legacy he leaves. Truly. https://lnkd.in/eXTzr_KC
