The University of Texas desegregated in 1958, but long before that Black men and women were having a profound impact on the development of the University and its relationship with the city of Austin. Dr. Edmund T. Gordon discusses Black Texans’ influence on the founding of the University of Texas and details Black involvement and exclusion from the school’s early history.General admission: $10 | Student: $5 | Musuem member: $0
This lecture is available in person at the Neill-Cochran House Museum, and online thourgh Zoom. Register to receive the link and decide on the day of the event whether you want to attend in person or online!
Doors open at 2:00pm and the Zoom room opens at 2:15pm for the 2:30pm lecture. Free parking is available behind the Museum.