Dec 10, 2009
Oscar Casares’ “Amigoland” Selected As 2010 Mayor’s Book Club Pick
Oscar Casares’ novel, “Amigoland,” (2009, Little, Brown) is the ninth annual official selection of the Mayor’s Book Club. The selection…
Aug 10, 2009
Oscar Casares' "AMIGOLAND" releases August 10
Even before its official release on August 10th, Oscar Casares’…
Jun 11, 2009
Frida Kahlo biographer to speak at the Ransom Center
Fritz Henle. Frida Kahlo at Xochimilco, Mexico. 1937. © Fritz Henle Estate. For the 2009 Amon Carter Lecture, Hayden…
May 14, 2009
Book Offers Diverse Perspectives on African American Religious History and Life
In the wake of the Great Migration, anthropologist Arthur Huff Fauset set out to learn more about the African…
Mar 26, 2009
A Look into the Mexican-American Struggle for Equal Rights
During the economic boom of the Second World War, Mexican laborers experienced unparalleled occupational gain in the United States.
Feb 25, 2009
Tracing New Orleans’ Creole History
It’s Mardi Gras week in New Orleans, a time to celebrate the Crescent City’s diverse culture and time-honored traditions.
Feb 20, 2009
What's on Your Nightstand, Juliet Walker?
History Professor Juliet E.K. Walker knows first-hand the power of a book to shape history. Earlier this year,…
Jan 16, 2009
Historian Traces Emergence of Black Identity in America
During the transatlantic slave trade an estimated 20 million people from the continent of Africa were transported to North…
Jan 15, 2009
A Guided History of the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama
January 19 marks the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., a remembrance of the life and legacy of a…
Dec 17, 2008
Books that Changed America
Like no other mass medium, books have the ability to crystallize a point in history or serve as a…