Tag Archives: Austin History

MARY MANTLE | REMEMBRANCE | Early Austin activist has died: Tom Mantle was a founder of ‘The Rag’ in 1966

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Thorne Dreyer

By Mary Mantle | The Rag Blog | August 28, 2024 When I was a 17-year-old girl in Corpus Christi, Texas, then a small city at the bottom of America, Naval cadets came for ROTC training at the Naval Air … Continue reading →

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RICHARD CROXDALE | REMEMBRANCE | Doyle Niemann

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Alice Embree

Photo by Alan Pogue | The Rag Blog. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2024 [Originally posted May 28, 2024, in the People’s History in Texas Substack and cross-posted to The Rag Blog.] Doyle Niemann passed … Continue reading →

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ALICE EMBREE | AUSTIN HISTORY | Save University Junior High

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Alice Embree

Portion of ‘Heart and Soul’ mural by Raul Valdez. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | May 6, 2024 This article originally appeared in Alice Embree’s Substack. AUSTIN — I attended University Junior High (UJH) as did my mother-in-law … Continue reading →

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SHARON SHELTON :
BOOKS | Alice Embree’s ‘Voice Lessons’

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

This important book tells the story of Alice Embree’s struggle to be heard at a time when women were especially marginalized. By Sharon Shelton | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2021          Voice Lessons by Alice Embree (Briscoe Center for … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
METRO | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

He opened the Methodist Student Center to an alternative view of the world during a period of tremendous upheaval. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 13, 2017 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s hour-long Nov. 29, 2013 Rag Radio … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
METRO | Alice Kresensky Cunningham
(July 14, 1935 – June 23, 2017)

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

As part of a faith-based social justice ministry, Cris played a sustaining role for many movement activists and groups. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 10, 2017 AUSTIN — Cris Cunningham died on June 23, 2017, in … Continue reading →

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The Rag Blog :
METRO EVENT | The Rag makes history!

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

We ‘Celebrate The Rag’ & it’s lasting impact on our city at the Austin History Center, Sunday, Feb. 19. Event: ‘Celebrating the Rag’ What: Discussion, film screening, book signing Who: Editors Thorne Dreyer, Alice Embree, and Richard Croxdale, and film … Continue reading →

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The Rag Blog :
METRO EVENT | ‘Celebrating The Rag’
at BookPeople

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

The editors of the acclaimed new book about Austin’s iconic underground newspaper speak and sign books on Thursday, January 5. UPDATE: The event at BookPeople was a tremendous success, with an enthusiastic overflow crowd. Celebrating The Rag editors Thorne Dreyer, … Continue reading →

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Thomas Zigal :
‘Celebrating The Rag’ is a marvelous compendium that captures the paper’s
unique spirit

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

This book is a luving homage to quite possibly the best underground newspaper of its era. By Thomas Zigal | The Rag Blog | November 5, 2016 I came to UT-Austin in the fall of 1969 as a transfer student … Continue reading →

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Jim Simons :
METRO | Citizen James, Austin’s loss

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

James Gardner was pure Old Austin, and a quintessential beatnik. By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | November 1, 2016 AUSTIN — One of Austin’s most distinctive, identifiable, and interesting citizens died a few weeks ago. James Gardner had … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer :
METRO EVENT | Gentle Thursday is back!

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

The legendary ’60s Austin happening returns as part of a 4-day celebration of the original Rag. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | October 12, 2016 Event: Gentle Thursday What: Do-it-yourself happening with outdoor stage Occasion: 50th Anniversary Rag … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
METRO | Remembering Frank Erwin and the Waller Creek trees

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Alice Embree

This feature is in the book ‘Celebrating The Rag’ to be released during festivities, set for Oct. 13-16, honoring Austin’s iconic underground newspaper. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 20, 2016 AUSTIN — The following post, is … Continue reading →

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