Project Archives - People's History in Texas https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/topics/phit-project/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:34:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-logo-32x32.png Project Archives - People's History in Texas https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/topics/phit-project/ 32 32 Defending Dissidents – Austin Law Commune https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/defending-dissidents-austin-law-commune/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:32:08 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1833 The Austin Law Commune defended anti-war protesters and civil rights activists for free from 1969 to 1977 in Austin, Texas. Passionate, committed, and charismatic, they were involved in national cases, regional cases and local Austin cases.

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]]> Movement Folk Tales https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/history-of-the-austin-60s-and-70s/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:06:48 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1649 Witches Hex the LBJ Library. Watch the Video

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]]> Women in Texas History https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/women-in-texas-history/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:38:06 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1450 In recognition of Women’s History Month, People’s History in Texas celebrates the innumerable contributions of Texan women with our educational articles, documentaries, and podcasts. People’s History in Texas presents Talkin’ Union, a four-part oral history of four women who organized labor unions in Texas in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The women are Alberta Snid, participant in the 1938 Pecan […]

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]]> PHIT and Black History Month https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/phit-and-black-history-month/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:10:45 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1422 To celebrate Black History Month, People’s History in Texas highlights our work that showcases Black history in Texas.In 1960, a group of civil rights activists in Austin staged a “stand-in” at the Varsity movie theater on Guadalupe St. to protest segregation. This is their history. The Stand-Ins This short video highlights the Texas Department of Agriculture during the Jim Hightower […]

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]]> Women In Texas History Calendar https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/women-in-texas-history-calendar/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:23:33 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1303 In 1976, People’s History in Texas, Inc. created a calendar of Texas women’s history. It was the first of its kind and was rudimentary as the research had to be done using card catalogues and sweeps through old and crinkly newspapers. It was a first and rudimentary effort. But PHIT has digitized the calendar and it is now available on […]

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]]> Mining The Archives Podcast https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/mining-the-archives-podcasts/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:31:23 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1264 People’s History in Texas has initiated a podcast series to explore and present to out listeners the oral histories that have been collected by PHIT and others as well. Episode 1 Judy Smith worked for the Rag in Austin, Texas. A committed woman’s activist, she also was instrumental in encouraging Sarah Weddington to take the case of a woman’s right […]

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]]> Space City https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/space-city/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:45:51 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=856                               Space City Space City, the underground newspaper that published  in Houston from 1969-1972, once lost, has been digitized.  All 103 publications are uploaded to the Internet Archive for preservation.  View the video describing Space City and the Space City Book project Flip through the first […]

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]]> Jim Hightower & Texas Populism https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/jim-hightower-texas-populism/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:45:34 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=854 You may know of Jim Hightower for his larger than life personality and quick wit, but his tenure with the Texas Department of Agriculture is no laughing matter. In his eight years in office, he ushered in a wave of populist reforms that have largely been written out of history. View our Blog Posts     View our Video Essays […]

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]]> The Stand-Ins (2013) https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/documentaries/standins/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:54:23 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=446 In 1960, a group of civil rights activists in Austin staged a “stand-in” at the movie theater on Guadalupe St. to protest segregation. This is their history. 7th Grade Lesson Plan 11th Grade Lesson Plan

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]]> Law Firm for the Poor (2008) https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/documentaries/law-firm-for-the-poor/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:07:59 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=101 This is the story of Legal Aid of Austin, celebrating forty years of battling for for social justice. Perfect for the classroom. In 1966, the Austin Legal Aid Society was established. It was one of the first in the country that took advantage of that vital section of the War on Poverty laws passed during the Johnson Presidency. The Austin […]

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