Honoring the Black Voices of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country

PATRICK HEATH PUBLIC LIBRARY 451 N. MAIN ST., BOERNE TEXAS 451 N. Main St., Boerne

The Honoring Black Voices exhibit highlights the groups and involvement of African Americans in the San Antonio and Hill Country area, specifically around Kendall, Kerr, and Gillespie Counties. This exhibit features the Honoring Lincoln Elementary exhibit from SAAACAM as well as a supplemental exhibit created by the Boerne Public Library highlighting schools, churches, and organizations in the Hill Country. We are also excited to announce that the Black Outside and Camp Founder Girls are joining us for a special screening of Founder Girls (2023) on Feb. 22nd at 1 pm. This documentary shows the longevity and strength of the Camp...

Black History Film Series February – “Miles of Smiles”

226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, Texas, 78202 226 Hackberry, San Antonio

The doors to The Little Carver open at 5:30pm, and the film begins at 6pm.   “MILES OF SMILES” (NR)(58 minutes)(1989)Producers: Paul Wagner and Jack Santino.   As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job requirement.   Jack Santino's interviews with retired porters provide extensive firsthand accounts of their work, the...