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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Comanche Leader Quanah Parker
QUANAH PARKER CA. 1845–February 23, 1911 Born about 1845, Comanche leader Quanah Parker lived two vastly different lives: the first as a warrior among the Plains Indians of Texas, and the second as a pragmatic leader who sought a place for his people in a rapidly changing America.Parker's birth was a direct result of the conflict between Native Americans and white settlers. His mother, Cynthia Parker, was captured by the Comanche as a child and later... Read More