June 10, 2025
Members of the Dallas Historical Society Director’s Inner Circle are invited to attend the next chapter in our Author’s Table Dinner Series. In June, we are bringing economist and former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm to our table. Gramm will be discussing his book: The Power of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism.
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Dallas Historical Society’s Directors Inner Circle
Pour Yourself into History: Juneteenth
Share cocktails with Dr. Marvin Dulaney, Levi Davis & civil rights icon Rev. Peter Johnson as they recount powerful stories that have shaped the historic holiday.
The Dallas Historical Society will be unveiling our new Texas History Lens interactive exhibit. The History Lens premieres with the program: Focus On Juneteenth — A Celebration of Freedom. Interact with the stories of those who impacted history and tell your own story of what Juneteenth means to you.
June 19, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Juneteenth: A Dialogue on Change and Community
A Panel Discussion moderated by Levi Davis
Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking panel featuring civil rights icon Rev. Peter Johnson, renowned historian and scholar Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, and trailblazing Dallas leader Levi Davis, the city’s first African American Assistant City Manager. Through personal stories, historical insight, and reflections on progress, these distinguished voices will explore the meaning of Juneteenth, the long road to freedom, and the work that remains to build a more just and inclusive future.
July 31, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Join the DHS for this FREE evening lecture & book signing. Texas author Josh Rountree is debuting his latest book:The Unkillable Frank Lightning. With his signature clean prose that reads like Raymond Chandler, Rountree has penned a Frankenstein-inspired tale unlike any other. With equal parts Cormac McCarthy and Stephen Graham Jones, Rountree coalesces myth and legend into a dramatic tale of love, death, and its terrible aftermath.