Jan 30, 2023
Letter From Peggy Holland about Almetris Marsh Duren
Peggy Drake Holland Dear Vidal, You once asked me to describe your aunt. I asked: “Physically?” You answered: “Yes.” I…
Jan 25, 2019
The Expansion of the University of Texas: Urban Renewal, ‘N–ro Removal’
By Mia Taylor In the 1960s, the University of Texas at Austin became motivated by a desire to…
Jan 25, 2019
Can You Find the Impact of Black Educators in Higher Education?
by Alexis Maxie “To Geneva… A fine, black sister, who’s really got it together! Thanks for your help in making…
Sep 28, 2018
In Memoriam: Julius Whittier, First UT Austin Black Varsity Football Player
Former Texas Longhorn Julius Whittier, a member of three Southwest Conference (SWC) title teams and the Longhorns’ 1970 national title…
Jul 10, 2014
Coloring the Ivory Tower
The history of segregation in Austin dating to 1928 is critical to understanding the context of The University of Texas…
Jul 10, 2014
Overcoming Isolation in the Early Years of Integration: Exalton Delco and Norcell Haywood
Segregation was a pervasive social, political and economic construction that had been established many years before integration became a university-wide…
