Digital History

  • Collage of old newspaper clippings with the bold red text "RETHINK VIOLENCE" overlaid.

    Rethinking Violence

    Rethinking Violence is a public history project that explores the local history of racial violence in Denton County through several exhibits and collections of archival material. 

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  • Black and white photograph titled 'Students at St. Johns School, ca. 1910s or 1920s' shows a group of young African American students and a man, possibly a teacher, standing outside a wooden building.

    Uncovering St. John's

    The St. John's Community Project (SJCP) explores the history of African Americans in Denton County through the lens of a black community centered on the St. John’s church, school, and cemetery.

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