Casey Hayden deserves a Statue at UT
17 Mar 2023

Casey Hayden deserves a Statue at UT

Casey Hayden passed away on January 4 of this year.  People’s History in Texas  was honored to interview her in 2012 for our Stand-ins Documentary.  NBC’s TODAY show with Willie Geist featured her as “A Life Well Lived” on January 22, 2023.  Footage from PHIT’s Stand-Ins documentary was included in the tribute. Casey Hayden was a key figure in the Austin anti-racist activities […]

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14 Mar 2023

Haskell House and the Clarksville Tour

The story of Clarksville, a Freedom Colony. by Richard Croxdale On MLK day, PHIT was blessed with a tour of the Haskell House, an historic house in the National Historic District of Clarksville. Clarksville was one of the first freedom colonies that sprang up across the south as previously enslaved people created their own communities. It was presented by Kathy […]

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