Events
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Saving a Great Neighborhood: Oakhurst and its History, Architecture, and Sense of Place
Start National Preservation Month off right! Preservation consultant Libby Willis is joining us to discuss her experience saving her own neighborhood. Oakhurst, a 1920s-era development located on the northeast side of Fort Worth, is now a National Register Historic District with an active association of residents. Willis will explain the steps required to become a historic district and the art of maintaining the integrity of... Read more »
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TCU Explores Its Past to Expand Its Future
Starting in August 2020, TCU began its multi-year Race and Reconciliation Initiative (RRI). This effort seeks to understand TCU’s past in regard to racism and people of color through research... Read more »
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George T. Ruby: Champion of Equal Rights in Reconstruction Texas
We're kicking off the new season with a discussion of an early civil rights leader in Texas, George T. Ruby. While his name may not be familiar now, Ruby was the most widely known of the first generation of Black politicians in the state during the Reconstruction era. In this talk based on his recent contribution to the... Read more »