Theme:  Dallas Underground

​Beneath Dallas’s bustling metropolis lies a lesser-known history shaped by creativity, activism, experimentation, and resistance.

This year’s conference explores the stories of those who challenged the mainstream and helped shape the city’s cultural landscape.

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Location: 

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 7th Floor

Dallas History & Archives Division

1515 Young Street, Dallas TX 75201

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Cost:  $45 Conference Only/ $125 Patron Event & Conference

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• 12:30 - 1:00 PM:   Registration/Check-In​

• 1:00 - 4:30 PM:   Presentations (in alphabetical order)

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• "Crazy Creative: Fashion Designer Todd Oldham and His Dallas Counterculture   Collaborations" by Annette Becker

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• "Dallas's First Gay Pride Parade" by Robert Emery

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• "Both Sides Now: Mainstream and LGBT Print Culture in Dallas" by Riley Harris

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• "Riot! The March of Justice for Santos Rodriguez," by Sol Villasana

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• "What is the Value of a Protest No One Remembers? The 1984 Rally for Peace and     Freedom in Dallas" by Jessica Woods

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• "Conversation with a History Maker: Rev. Peter Johnson," interviewed by Britney English

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Patron Event:  Saturday, February 6th at 2 pm

• Reception & Private Tour of the African American Museum, led by Dr. Marvin Dulaney

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Student tickets (conference only) are available at no charge.

For more information, please email LegaciesDHC@gmail.com.