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Two separate efforts in historic Arlington cemeteries seek to link visitors to the city and Tarrant County’s past—literally.
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Over the last two years, students at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Our Lady of the Lake University have collected the oral histories of more than 70 women who served in the U.S. armed forces. They digitized and transcribed them for posterity. The public can now listen to their work.
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Join us for State of the Arts at the Kimbell Friday to learn more about the National Juneteenth Museum, the Fort Worth African American Museum and The Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing
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CEO Bob Walker talks with KERA's Justin Martin about how Scottish Rite for Children has grown from 1921 to today.
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A Louisiana board on Friday voted to pardon Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling affirming state segregation laws.
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Eight sensors have been set up around the Alamo Chapel and the Long Barrack to better protect the historic buildings from moisture damage in the future.
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From educators to textbook advisors, experts say state standards, teaching approaches, textbooks and politics all contribute to the erasure of Asian American experiences when history is taught in Texas schools.
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KERA's Galilee Abdullah spoke to Opal Lee, known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth", who shared her experience watching the new federal holiday get signed into law. Lee says there's more work to be done.
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The new book dives deep into the history behind the celebration some Americans still know little about.
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The 6 miles between the old and new incarnations of Black Wall Street belie the dire connection that links them: Racial and socioeconomic inequality on Tulsa’s north side has its roots in the 100-year-old atrocity of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
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KERA spoke to educators in the state about what Texas students are missing out on when it comes to Asian American history. They said the lack of diversity, key figures and modern-day connection are some of the key issues.
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Julian Read, whose long career in public relations included briefing the press after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, has died in Texas. He was 93.