1919 CANALES INVESTIGATION CONFERENCE
Reverberations of Memory, Violence, and History
A conference for the centennial of the 1919 Canales investigation
January 31, 2019 – February 1, 2019
Over ninety years ago, State Representative José Tomas ‘JT’ Canales called for an investigation into state-sanctioned violence unleashed on the predominantly Mexican-origin community in the state’s southern border.
The 1919 Canales Investigation Conference was co-sponsored by:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Bullock Texas State History Museum
- Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture
- Glassock Center for Humanities Research
- Clements Center for Southwestern Studies, Southern Methodist University
- Latino & Mexican American Studies @ Texas A&M University
- The Center for Mexican American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Refusing to Forget
