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Thursday, June 6, 2024
University of North Texas, Dallas
(Not Denton!)
Theme: City eScape: Freedom Communities in Urban Settings
The year's focus is on the unique histories, cultures, and characteristics of Texas freedom colonies in and near urban centers – especially Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. The day will feature stories of emancipated Texans’ migration to these metro areas, (as well as smaller cities (like Beaumont, Waco, Corpus Christi, Abilene, etc.), and celebrate the countless “Black Wall Streets” they built upon their arrival.
The symposium will discuss the challenges these communities in Texas and the U.S. currently face and the work of those offering solutions and strategies for addressing them as residents and descendants strive to maintain each community’s distinctive history, culture and contribution to the story of Texas and the United States.
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