Our symposium “Visibilizing a Freedom Fighter, Silvia Hector Webber: A Legacy of Resistance & Black Freedom in North America” will be held at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin Texas on Saturday July 25, 2026. This symposium will not only highlight the Webber Family history in Texas but other descendants who have taken the lead in the preservation and restoration of their history, culture, and sites. Join us for a day of learning, empowering, and sharing. This symposium is part of the Webber Family Preservation Project’s ongoing work with funding provided by the Mellon Foundation. Our partners and sponsors in this symposium are the City Of Austin, The Emma S. Barrientos Center For Mexican America Culture, Academia Cuauhtli, Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin, and The League Of United Latin American Citizens.

WFPPTX This organization's goals are to further the research and preservation in the history of the Webber family of Texas, the Webber Cemetery where John and Silvia are buried, theirs and other individuals examples in the pursuit of freedom on the journey to Mexico by way of the Underground Railroad into Mexico by the following initiatives:

• Compiling and creating exhibits with museums, libraries, archives, and universities in Texas, the Borderlands, and across the United States
• Compiling a complete historical record of John & Silvia, their children, and connecting it to modern day living descendants States
• Working with other descendants to empower them to preserve their own history, culture, and sites

Visibilizing a Freedom Fighter, Silvia Hector Webber: A Legacy of Resistance & Black Freedom in North America

A Symposium For Descendant & Scholars