This discussion will be moderated by Cindy Provencio, Miller Library Program Manager of Operations and Special Events, whose Masters thesis is titled "Racial Segregation and Discrimination in Grant Co NM: A comprehensive examination through the lens of intersectional assemblage theory." Panelists will include local Hispanics who encountered racial discrimination and segregation. Much of the institutional segregation in schools and housing in Grant County officially ended over the course of the 1950s, but the effects have lasted. This conversation will be an opportunity to learn, share, and reflect on how far the community has come and what we can all do moving forward to heal and connect with each other.

To celebrate the Silver City Museum's 50th Anniversary, the Museum is featuring a historical exhibition that not only focuses on the Museum's history, but more broadly on the time and place of its founding. To enrich and expand the scope of the exhibition's content, we have five community panel discussions and a digital story-telling workshop planned. The panel discussions are closely related to the vignettes and subjects represented in the exhibition.

The exhibition demonstrates how the Silver City Museum and the community have changed over 50 years. The exhibition and programs are designed to allow visitors and event attendees see how readdressing the world as it was can lead to a new understanding of the present. Visitors and program attendees will have the opportunity to appreciate how far the Museum and the community have come in the last 50 years.

Each panel will feature speakers talking about their own experiences. Members of the community will be the experts and audience members are encouraged to share their own stories. This will be an opportunity to include more stories and points of view; to engage and be part of the larger conversation. These events are free and open to the public.

The exhibition 50 Years Ago in Silver City, the digital storytelling listening event, and the series of community panels are supported in part by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Santa Rita NM School 1929-30