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Voices of Blackwell: Jessi Silva
Our latest series, “Voices of Blackwell,” is a partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance. The segregated institution was open from the late nineteenth century and closed in 1965 with the integration of schools in town. The final story we hear comes from Jessi Silva. … Continue reading
Voices of Blackwell: Dawn Shannon
The “Voices of Blackwell” series is a partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance. The segregated institution was open from the late nineteenth century and closed in 1965 with the integration of schools in town. The fourth story we hear is not … Continue reading
Voices of Blackwell: Maggie Marquez
Our newest series is a partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance called “Voices of Blackwell.” The segregated institution was open from the late nineteenth century and closed in 1965 with the integration of schools in town. The third story we … Continue reading
Voices of Blackwell: Lionel Salgado
Our latest series is a partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance called “Voices of Blackwell.” The segregated institution was open from the late nineteenth century and closed in 1965 with the integration of schools in Marfa. The second story we … Continue reading
Voices of Blackwell: Mario Rivera
The “Voices of Blackwell” series is a partnership with the Blackwell School Alliance, whose mission is to preserve the history of Hispanic education in Marfa. The segregated institution was open from the late nineteenth century and closed in 1965 with … Continue reading
Interview: Visitors from UTSA are Conducting a Historic Structure Report on the Blackwell School
Gretel Enck, President of the Blackwell School Alliance discusses the organization’s mission and the building’s Historic Structure Report. The research for the report is currently being conducted by Bill Dupont, the director of the Center for Cultural Sustainability at UTSA, … Continue reading
UTEP Helps Revamp Efforts to Collect Blackwell School History
Over the last 10 years, there have been two big pushes to collect the oral histories of former Blackwell School students. Both efforts eventually stalled due to lack of resources, but a third big push is underway, this time with … Continue reading
Interview: Collecting Oral Histories of Marfa’s Blackwell School
The historic Blackwell School served as the segregated Hispanic school for children in Marfa from its formation in the late 1800’s until the town’s schools were integrated in 1965. The school’s history was a focus of the 2015 documentary Children of Giant … Continue reading
Interview: Blackwell Park Improvement Project
Tom Michael speaks with Jack Sanders of Camp Design Build Adventure and community organizers Ann Marie Nafziger and Peter Stanley (designer of the original park scheme) about the collaborative effort to improve the only public playground on Marfa’s South side, … Continue reading
Interview: New Yorker Lisa Bateman Investigates the Blackwell School in Marfa
Lisa Bateman is a professor of art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She teaches installation art in the School of Art & Design. She recently visited Marfa, Texas. To tour the Chinati Foundation? No. The Judd Foundation? No. She came … Continue reading
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