Pre-War and Mexico-Texas Border Conflicts

Kent Knudson, Commissioner, Tarrant County Historical Commission

Mr. Knudson provides an overview of how the events along the Texas Mexico border influenced the Texas involvement in WWI. Some of these events include the Mexican Revolution, the Plan of San Diego, the Columbus Raid and the Zimmermann Telegram. 60 min.

• 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14, Central, Tandy Lecture Hall

The lecture series is part of the From Cowboy to Doughboy, North Texas in WWI: Mobilization for The Great War exhibit located at the Fort Worth Central Library. The exhibit is on display throughout the Central Library from Jul. 9 – Oct. 19, 2017. More information on the exhibit is available here.