After the Civil War, formerly enslaved Black people built thriving communities in Austin. These neighborhoods provided homes, schools, and businesses despite segregation and discrimination. These included: Pleasant Hill, Kincheonville, Barton Springs, Reyna Branch, Masontown, Wheatville, Robertson Hill, Belle Hill, Clarksville, Burditt’s Prairie, Red River Street, West Side, Gregorytown, South Side (Brackenridge), and Horst’s Pasture.