News 88.7 in partnership with Humanities Texas launches Texas Originals — a new weekly radio segment profiling individuals whose lives and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture.
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Texas Originals: Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted April 26, 1822–August 28, 1903 Connecticut-born Frederick Law Olmsted is best known for his design of New York’s Central Park. But his writings on the slaveholding South, including Texas, enjoyed critical acclaim in the 1850s for their detailed descriptions and keen social commentary. The New York Times commissioned Olmsted to journey through the South recording his observations. Olmsted made two separate trips. On the second, he and his brother John arrived... Read More