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Great War Series: Profs. Grear & Mendoza Discuss Challenges for Minorities in Texas During the Great War

April 20, 2017

Over 100 members of the student body and local community attended the final event in the Great War Centennial Commemoration Lecture Series (2016-17 Year) on April 20, 2017. Location: Fort Concho Commissary.
Prof. Charles Grear (Central Texas College) & Alexander Mendoza (University of North Texas) closed out the History Department’s 2016-17 Great War Centennial Commemoration Lecture Series on April 20 at the Fort Concho Commissary. Prof. Grear discussed the plight of ethnic Germans in Texas during the war and Prof. Mendoza discussed the challenges that Mexican Americans faced during that same conflict. Audience members also had the opportunity to view the “World War I and America” traveling exhibit.