▁as ▁the ▁only ▁library ▁available ▁to ▁African ▁Americans ▁of ▁that ▁city . ▁ ▁Pitt man ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁his ▁famous ▁father - in - law . ▁Once ▁in ▁Texas , ▁Pitt man ▁built ▁the ▁P yth ian ▁Temple ▁( 1 9 1 5 – 1 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁James ▁African ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁( 1 9 2 0 ) ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁the ▁Allen ▁Chap el ▁A . M . E . ▁Church ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁( 1 9 1 4 ); ▁the ▁Josh ua ▁Chap el ▁A . M . E . ▁Church ▁in ▁( W ax ah ach ie ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Wes ley ▁Chap el ▁A . M . E . ▁in ▁Houston ▁( 1 9 2 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁after ▁raising ▁three ▁children , ▁Pitt man ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁separated . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁T usk eg ee . ▁He ▁quit ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁architecture , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁sk illed ▁car p enter . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁he ▁published ▁an ▁opinion ated ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁week ly ▁paper ▁titled ▁The ▁Bro ther hood ▁E yes , ▁a ▁diss ident ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁African - American ▁community ▁that ▁was ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁main stream ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Week ly ▁or ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Express . ▁In ▁the ▁paper ,