Beginning this Sunday at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, a 4-part lecture series celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in Texas. All lectures are free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended.

Civil War 150: Texas and Texans in the Civil War
Select Sundays in February, March, and April, 2:30 p.m.
Texas Spirit Theater
FREE program

This year, the Museum will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a multi-part lecture series, Civil War 150: Texas and Texans in the Civil War, that will bring together leading Civil War scholars from across the state to discuss the variety of roles Texas played throughout the war, as well as examine the importance of Texas and Texans in this defining moment in American history from the perspective of women, African Americans, Tejanos, and American Indians.

Each lecture will be followed by a moderated discussion that places Texas’s participation in the war efforts both at home and on the battlefield into the larger context of one of the most pivotal events in the country’s history.

February 5: A Trying Time for All: Texas Indians During the Civil War, Charles Grear, Prairie View A&M University
February 12: “Days of Weariness and Nights of Sorrow”: Texas Women in the Civil War, Vicki Betts, University of Texas, Tyler
March 18: Between Two Worlds: Tejanos and the Civil War, Alexander Mendoza, University of North Texas
April 1: Juneteenth in Texas, Dwight Watson, Texas State University

Each speaker has provided a list of recommended readings for their topic. Learn more about these selections by visiting TheStoryofTexas.com.

Call (512) 936-4649 for reservations.