Fall 2018 History Department Symposium
Born Enslaved: The WPA Recordings
Thursday, October 18th 7:00-9:00 PM
Eastview Campus, Multi-Purpose Room 8500
3401 Webberville Road Austin, Texas 78702
Free Admission & Parking
Speakers:
Maria Hammack, PhD Candidate, University of Texas
Seeking Freedom to “never return to their masters”: Texas Narratives of Enslaved People Who Fled to Mexico
Nakia Parker, PhD Candidate, University of Texas
“Powerful Lot of Tribulations:” The WPA Narratives and the Memory of American Slavery
