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The Department of History, Political Science, & Philosophy with the John E. Conner Museum present
R.J. Kleberg and Phi Alpha Theta
Symposium on the History of Robstown, Texas
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 9 AM – 4 PM
Conner Museum, 905 W. Santa Gertrudis St., Kingsville, TX
Tentative Agenda (subject to change)
9:00-9:15 a.m. | Welcome, Introduction & Acknowledgements, Dr Dean T. Ferguson, Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
9:15-10:30 a.m. | Panel A: Land and Labor in Robstown
Commentary: Dr. Dean T. Ferguson, Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
10:45-12:00 p.m. | Panel B: Robstown at War, 1940-1975
Commentary: Dr. Anders Greenspan, Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break
1:00-2:15 p.m. | Panel C: School Segregation in Robstown before and after Brown v. Board.
Commentary: Dr. Thomas Spencer, Dean of the Honors College and Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
2:30-3:45 p.m. | Panel D: Politics and Culture in Post-War Robstown
Commentary: Dr. Alberto Rodriguez, Director of the Mexican American Studies Institute and Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks: Dr. Rumaldo Juarez, Emeritus President of Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Director of the Robstown Historical Museum
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