Conference at San Antonio's Witte Museum to reckon with Texas' history of slavery

San Antonio’s Witte Museum is exploring the dark history of slavery in the Lone Star State during its 8th Annual Conference on Texas event, Dec. 5-6. The Witte holds the annual gathering to discuss research that sheds new light on under-examined aspects of Texas history. This year’s conference, “Ode to Juneteenth: Slavery in Texas,”  will explore new scholarship to gain a deeper understanding of how slavery shaped the state and its economy.