Browse Exhibits (3 total)
Against the Current: Alice Embree & Student Dissent at UT Austin, 1963-1967
This exhibit focuses on Alice Embree within the climate of student civil rights and anti-war activism at the University of Texas at Austin. The materials presented here illustrate how students used organizations like the Student Interracial Committee (SIC) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) to protest against segregation, American intervention in Vietnam, and the policies of the university.
Although students claimed that their protests were nonviolent, administrators and authorities frequently saw their efforts as disruptive or seditious. This exhibit will provide insight into how dissent led to conflicts between students and institutional power structures.
Generating Activism and Ideological Mobilization: Leftist Organization in Latino Communities from the 1930s to 1980s
This exhibit draws upon primary sources at the Benson and Briscoe Archives to analyze different leftist organizing and consciousness-raising strategies in Latino unions and communities across North and Latin America.
Credits:
Parker Aguilera, Alex Goralski, Ramiro de los Santos, and Sydney Thornborrow
Accessing Austin: Breaking Barriers In The Capitol City
Defined by its transformation from a hamlet on the banks of the Colorado River to a global powerhouse, Austin is a city firmly planted in the cultural landscape of Texas, the United States, and the World. This exhibit explores the fight to gain this position and brings light to key players within those discussions.
Credits: Olivia Green, Casey Pack, Dylan Shears