Victoria College’s Museum of the Coastal Bend is continuing its spring John W. Stormont Lecture Series with Dr. John R. Lundberg presenting “The Texas Lowcountry: Slavery and Freedom on the Gulf Coast, 1822-1895” on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Lundberg, Professor of History at Tarrant County College South and Associate Editor of the East Texas Historical Journal, will discuss his new book exploring slavery and Reconstruction in the lower Brazos and Colorado River region.
The Stormont Lecture Series offers a diverse range of topics and perspectives on Texas history. The series kicked off on Feb. 20 with a presentation by Dr. Karen Hagan on Victoria College’s first 50 years and will continue with engaging lectures throughout the spring, including:
- Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy, presented by Dr. Stephen L. Hardin on Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. This presentation is the keynote event for the Texas Independence Book Festival at the Museum of the Coastal Bend.
- Spain and the American Revolution, presented by Blanche De León on Thursday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m.
The lectures are free and open to the public.
The Museum of the Coastal Bend is located on VC’s Main Campus at 2200 E. Red River Street in Victoria. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is “pay-what-you-want.”
For more information on the Museum of the Coastal Bend and its upcoming events, visit MuseumOfTheCoastalBend.org, email Museum@VictoriaCollege.edu, or call (361) 582-2511.