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History Untold is a KSAT12 segment that explores details of the past that are often left out of textbooks and school curriculum.

Land sold by group of nuns helped jump-start Alamo Ranch

Few, if any, planned communities can thank a religious order for jump-starting their developments, but 175 acres sold by the Cordi-Marian Missionary Sisters about 20 years ago, led to what is now the mega-subdivision Alamo Ranch.

Struggle, determination mark history of Westwood Square

Tucked between Highway 90 and Castroville Road, the West Side neighborhood of Westwood Square has a history of struggle and determination. After decades of fighting for basic necessities and improvements, longtime residents told KSAT about the lessons they’ve learned from the generation before them, and their hope to instill those values into the next.

KSAT tours Westwood Square for first episode of ‘Know My Neighborhood’

In this episode of “Know My Neighborhood,” KSAT travels the streets and sidewalks of the Westwood Square neighborhood in the Edgewood area.

History Untold: Bad memories linger of integrating Alamo Heights ISD nearly 70 years later

Former students, including some of the first African Americans to attend Alamo Heights ISD, share their experiences after the Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional.

Couple who unknowingly bought ex-slave plantation learn about mansion’s past, history of slaves along Cibolo Creek

A retired military couple, Keith and Robin Muschalek bought a dilapidated Wilson County home in 2015. They soon found out the property was a slave plantation, and are now trying to learn more about the enslaved people who lived and worked there. The other unanswered question revolves around their emancipation: Where did they go?

Saturday’s dedication of historical marker to honor East Side civil rights hero

The dedication will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion, located at 333 Martin Luther King Drive.

San Antonio African American museum planning $40 million downtown move

In 2026, the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum plans to move out of its current headquarters in La Villita, hoping to set up shop at the Kress-Grant Building at 311 East Houston St.

New findings reveal San Antonio’s role in slave trade, historians say

“San Antonio plays this role in collecting enslaved freedom seekers and trying to return them to bondage or auctioning them off.”

Memorial planned in New Braunfels at unmarked graves of German settlers

The plot is marked off by large limestone blocks within the historic New Braunfels Cemetery located just off the I-35 South service road.

History Untold: Pershing’s Chinese descendants take pride in their history

What is on a historical marker at Fort Sam Houston is more than many know about the “Pershing Chinese.”

History Untold: Witte Museum embarks on revisiting how history is portrayed

The Witte Museum isn’t the only museum revisiting how it portrays history.

History Untold: St. Paul Square holds memories for daughter of former hotel owner

Suzanne Smith remembers when East Commerce street was hustling and bustling with Black-owned businesses decades ago.

History Untold: Black community’s roots on the West Side

A thriving African American community took root on San Antonio’s West Side, especially after World War II, when many were drawn to the area by the prospect of civil service jobs.

History Untold: A San Antonio neighborhood next to wealthy suburb

Just west of McCullough Avenue, across from the elegant homes in Olmos Park, is the Kenwood neighborhood, a once blighted area of sub-standard shotgun houses and unpaved streets.

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Scenes from the 2023 MLK March and Celebration in San Antonio

Black contemporary artists share culture, life experiences at new art exhibit in downtown San Antonio

What to know about Monday’s MLK March and Celebration in San Antonio

Learn to research Black history and genealogy using Bexar County records during in-person/virtual resource event

City of Boerne set to re-enact 100-year-old photo dedication of veteran monument

The City of Boerne is calling out to those with roots in Kendall County to help out in a historic photo reenactment of an iconic photo.

2023 Black History events hosted by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum will host three Black History events this month.

Southtown street will be designated as Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way to honor civil rights leader

A section of Cevallos Street from Interstate 35 to Probandt Street will be dubbed Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way in honor of the labor and civil rights leader.

St. Mary’s student researches little-known Civil War hero who became first Black Texan to earn Medal of Honor

A St. Mary's University student is researching the story of a freed slave who would become the first Black Texan to earn the nation's highest military honor.

Documentary latest effort to highlight Gus Garcia’s legacy of civil rights

The new documentary, “Remembering Gus Garcia,” was born out of frustration with how the civil rights pioneer is thought, if at all, all these years later.

History Untold: Wild edible plants helped sustain South Texas natives

A walk through Mission San Juan reveals the rich landscape that helped sustain the San Antonio region’s early settlers.

Learn to research Black history and genealogy using Bexar County records during in-person/virtual resource event

The Bexar County Black History Resource series event will include experts from the San Antonio Public Library, the Bexar County Clerks Office, and the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum explaining how to access public records.

West Side family welding business celebrates 100 years

Cardona Welding Shop has built a 100-year-old legacy on the West Side led by five generations of family members.

Acequias that opened the gates of change for local indigenous people continue feeding San Antonio communities

A unique irrigation system introduced to the San Antonio region some 250 years ago transformed life for the native people and continues to be used today.

‘Reversing extinction’: American Indians in Texas work to preserve forgotten history in Bexar County

Untold History: The Haunted Magnolia Hotel - Part 2

History Untold: The Haunted Magnolia Hotel

History Untold: Hotel Emma

GMSA producer Roslyn Jimenez looks into the history of Hotel Emma in this week's edition of History Untold.

‘He wasn’t a just a survivor. He lived’: SA man carries on legacy of great-grandfather who survived Tulsa massacre

San Antonio resident Trestan Patton said his great grandfather, Joe Robert Burns, was not a man of many words, but his story is one that speaks volumes.

Black History Film Series debuts Friday in La Villita

13 inspiring Texas women who reshaped U.S. history

These Texas women were trailblazers in turning society on its head — and they raised hell by doing so.

La Villita museum tells history of trailblazing African Americans that shaped San Antonio

For the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, the goal is simple: to “collect, preserve, and share” African American history that may often go untold.

Funeral services this week in San Antonio for Mississippi Freedom Rider, Army Vet Patricia Baskerville Dilworth

Patricia Baskerville Dilworth, a former Mississippi Freedom Rider and U.S. Army veteran died on Feb. 21.

WATCH: Civil rights activist Angela Davis speaks to UTSA students about the struggle of freedom

Davis is an outspoken political leader, activist, feminist and author who is currently a professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz.

San Antonio-area school districts look to offer African-American studies course

The course will touch on many topics that include economic disparities, wage, and opportunity gaps.

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