Tuesday, February 28
Old City Park, Shotgun House 1515 South Harwood St. Dallas, TX 75215
Dallas’s past is one of contradictions, of progress and development alongside suppression and destruction. From emancipation through the Civil Rights Movement, Black Dallasites strove to build thriving lives despite Jim Crow restrictions. Seeking to capitalize on economic growth, the city and developers decimated these same Black communities, eventually displacing residents and wiping neighborhoods from the map.
Yet their history remains. Explore it in "History Resides Here: How Jim Crow and Urban Development Shaped a House, Neighborhood, and City," a temporary exhibit at Old City Park curated by UTD History graduate students and located in one of the few houses rescued from the bulldozers that tore apart the neighborhood of North Dallas.
Please check https://oldcityparkdallas.org/ for hours and general information.
Persons with disabilities may submit a request for accommodations to participate in this event at UT Dallas' ADA website. You may also call (972) 883-5331 for assistance or send an email to ADACoordinator@utdallas.edu. All requests should be received no later than 10 business days prior to the event.
Undergraduate Students, Faculty & Staff, Alumni, General Public, Graduate Students
General Admission Free