Jun 10, 2010
Historian Emilio Zamora's Book Acknowledged as Best in Texas
Historian Emilio Zamora has been named a fellow of the Texas…
Feb 17, 2010
Center for Mexican American Studies hosts talk with the co-editors of “Beyond the Latino World War II Hero”
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez, associate professor of journalism, and Emilio Zamora, professor of history, will discuss their new anthology…
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 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…