20th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement, Outreach

Age Group:

Teen, Adult, Seniors
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Event Details

Diversity in Dallas: Turning Points

Registration: 8:00 A.M.
Conference: 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Registration is $35 and includes morning refreshments.  Arrive at 8:00 A.M. for breakfast and to browse the vendor area for sales and learn more about local history organizations and special collections including the Dallas History & Archives Division of the Dallas Public Library. 

The Dallas Public Library is a proud co-sponsor of this event.

Conference Presentations:

•    The South Dallas Good Samaritan Hospital: Documenting Multicultural Links at Inconceivable Moments 
by Vanessa Baker

•    Un vaso de agua: Water Accessibility in Early Mexican-American Neighborhoods
by Priscilla Escobedo

•    J. L. Long: Bringing Dallas Schools into the 20th Century 
by Teresa Gibson

•    Not Organizing for the Fun of It: Suffrage, War and Dallas Women in 1918 
by Melissa Prycer

Special Feature 
Panel Discussion on the Historic Lawsuit in 1991 that Resulted in Today’s 14-1 Dallas City Council, chaired by City Archivist John Slate and featuring several participants in the case.