• Hometown Hero: Remembering the Life and Service of Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    Major Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr., a Fort Worth native serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1946. Yet, the significance of his service has not been widely commemorated in Fort Worth or even on the campus of his alma mater, Texas Christian University.  This presentation highlights the outlines... Read more »

  • Civil Rights in Black and Brown

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    In honor of African American History Month, join us as we welcome Dr. Todd Moye, co-author of Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas. In this talk based upon the book, Moye will delve into the rich history of the two civil rights movements that flourished in mid-twentieth-century Texas, and... Read more »