“I co-founded People’s History in Texas in 1976 to bring to life stories of ordinary people and significant social and political movements.“ Melissa Hield is PHIT’s executive director. A founding member of PHIT, she also serves on the board. In 2019 she retired as an executive at a Texas state agency where she specialized in strategic, business, and project planning. […]
SARAH VOGEL THE FARMER’S LAWYER
x SINGLE MOM LAWYER TAKES DOWN THE USDA The midwest farm sector in the 1980s experienced the worst crisis since the Great Depression. Some of downturn was due to bad weather and some of it was general economic conditions. Most of the destruction was caused by Ronald Reagan and his free-market presidency. Reagan’s minions deliberately dismantled the agricultural financial support […]
Bastrop County Freedom Colonies
Bastrop County Museum The Bastrop County Museum has a wonderful exhibit on a series of previously unrecognized Freedom Colonies in Bastrop County. This exhibit has now been moved to the Elgin Depot Museum and will be there until February. People interested in Texas History should most definitely plan to visit this exhibit. On June 17th, 1865 (Juneteenth) General Granger landed […]
Pecan Shellers Strike
Steven Harrigan’s New Book on Texas Steven Harrigan published an excerpt from his new and highly anticipated book, Big Wonderful Thing, in the Literary Hub. In it, he tells a story about the Pecan Shellers Strike in 1938, and mentions Emma Tenayuca, and Latane Lambert. He tells the story quickly and well. Further material on the Pecan Shellers Strike […]