A History of Activism at Prairie View a&M University
Prairie View A&M University is more than Texas's oldest public historically Black university-it is a crucible of political struggle and social transformation. Since its founding in 1876 on the grounds of a former slave plantation, Prairie View has stood at the forefront of the Black freedom struggle, producing generations of students, faculty, and ......
Clement M. Keys and the Formation of the American Aviation Industry
Entrepreneurship in aviation took flight during the 1920s, though at the beginning of the decade it was struggling for survival. After World War I, the market was oversaturated with war surplus airplanes, commercial transport a mere dream, and, with no laws or regulations on air travel, aviation lacked investors. Clement M. Keys, a Canadian-born ......
The Coahuiltecan Creation Story and the Sacred Springs
Napako, the Coahuiltecan word for "our journey," is the captivating and authentic Indigenous creation story of how people came to be on Mother Earth. Napako, Our Journey: The Coahuiltecan Creation Story and the Sacred Springs is based on the creation tale of the Coahuiltecan people who for 14,000 years have occupied the surrounding lands of what ......
Only nine countries have possessed nuclear weapons in the roughly eighty years since the US first introduced the atomic bomb to the world. Since then, a dangerous game of "will they, won't they?" has been played between these nations. The most infamous standoff is the Cold War between the US and USSR, but the emergence of North Korea's nuclear ......
Hugo O'Conor: A Shadow of Ireland in New Spain presents a comprehensive biography of Hugo O'Conor (1734-1779), the first Commandant Inspector of the Interior Provinces of New Spain. Demonstrating the remarkable breadth of O'Conor's life experiences, the narrative moves from his early life in Ireland to a successful career in the Spanish military ......
In 1987, workers installing irrigation pipes in an apple orchard in East Wenatchee, Washington, discovered a cache of Clovis materials. The uncovered bifaces-larger than most previously discovered Clovis artifacts with unmatched quality and quantity-had a lasting impact on archaeology. Flaked Stone Artifacts from the East Wenatchee Clovis Cache ......
In 1962, George Ruble Woolfolk, perhaps the foremost Black historian in Texas at the time, published his most well-known work Prairie View: A Study in Public Conscience, 1878-1946, a history of the state's first institution of higher education for African Americans. Recording the university's first six decades of existence, Woolfolk's book also ......
The city of Austin consistently leads lists of fastest-growing and most-desirable places to live-a simultaneous source of pride and anxiety for residents. In The Cost of Cool: Austin's Tech Growth and the People Left Behind, author Jon Roberts and his contributors investigate Austin's evolving identity and tackle a question posed repeatedly by ......
Misinformation Causes, Consequences, and Interventions
In an era defined by information overload and polarized discourse, Sowing the West Texas Wind brings together a diverse array of scholars, scientists, journalists, and legal experts to examine the rise of misinformation and its real-world impacts. The scope goes from the deeply local to the national and global to understand how trust is won and ......
