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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 StatesMajor 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... Read more »
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The Mexican Traveler: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHidden off Highway 174 near Blum, about an hour south of Fort Worth, is a historical marker honoring Philip Nolan as an “early-day explorer, horse wrangler, and accused spy” whose “death aroused a wave of indignation that led to the Independence of Texas.” The marker, with its romanticized memory of Nolan as a precursor to... Read more »
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Civil Rights in Black and Brown
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesIn 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... Read more »