Tue, Nov 14
|Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
MACRI Talk: President Kennedy's Visit with LULAC in Houston
Join us for a VIRTUAL MACRI Talk with archivist and curator Mikaela Selley about a new exhibit commemorating President Kennedy's historic 1963 visit with LULAC in Houston.
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, 2123 Buena Vista St, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
Guests
About the event
Join us for a VIRTUAL MACRI Talk with archivist and curator Mikaela Selley to learn about President John F. Kennedy's historic 1963 visit with LULAC in Houston, recognized as the first time a US president acknowledged Latinos as a significant voting bloc. Our guest is Mikaela Selley, an archivist, curator, and cultural heritage project consultant based in Houston who recently curated an exhibition on the anniversary of President Kennedy’s historic visit with LULAC at the Houston Heritage Society. The exhibit is on view now through January 15, 2024.
Our FREE virtual event will stream live on Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI & YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI at 6PM Central Time. Just click on your preferred site to join the presentation at 6PM CT!
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MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! To learn more about future MACRI events and how to make a donation, please visit www.somosMACRI.org. Gracias!