The home of abolitionist Silvia Hector Webber and her husband served as an outpost of the Underground Railroad, where they helped enslaved people gain freedom by crossing the border into Mexico.
UT Austin is honoring Black History Month with a new exhibit showcasing the official documents slaves were given when they were freed, and the legal journey to emancipation.
The story of the Underground Railroad is largely taught in American history as a northern route that slaves used to escape and find their freedom, but a new exhibit at a University of Texas museum is highlighting the untold stories of slaves paths to freedom to Mexico.
Stay focused on the front row.
Eleven women, all African American, parade down a wide street during the 1978 March on Washington for the Equal Rights Amendment. They look confident and self-possessed. All but one wears sensible shoes. This is not their first march.
Enlarged and posted at the entryway, this cadre of women welcomes guests to a sharply devised show, On With the Fight, at the newly reopened Briscoe Center for American History on the University of Texas campus. The exhibit, curated by Jill Morena and Sarah Sonner, originally opened in March 2020, timed to the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which broadly gave women the legal right to vote.