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SUMMARY:AUSTIN'S HISTORIC VICTORY GRILL TO BE RECOGNIZED' on The Hip H
 op Caucus!
DESCRIPTION:Time: February 20, 2010 from 10:30am to 7pm\nLocation: THE
  HISTORIC VICTORY GRILL\nOrganized By: Clifford Gillard\n\nEvent Descr
 iption:\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE\nDate: February 9th, 2010\n\nCONTACTS: Will
 iam McWhorter, 512.463.5833\nClifford Gillard, Victory Grill,\n512.626
 .7190\n\nAUSTIN’S HISTORIC VICTORY GRILL TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH A TEX
 AS HISTORICAL COMMISSION WORLD WAR II MARKER\n\nAUSTIN, Texas –– D
 uring the month we honor African American history, the Texas Historica
 l Commission (THC) in conjunction with the Historic Victory Grill will
  dedicate an Official Texas Historical Marker commemorating the histor
 ical significance of the Victory Grill after World War II. The marker 
 dedication ceremony will feature the family of Victory Grill’s origi
 nal owner Johnny Holmes, city and THC officials. THC Executive Directo
 r Mark Wolfe will give remarks at the event on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10
 :30 a.m. The Hoblitzelle Foundation of Dallas funded the marker, which
  is the 20th in an overall series of special historical markers throug
 hout the state entitled Vignettes of Wartime Texas. Part of the THC’
 s Texas in World War II initiative, these markers tell the real storie
 s of the state’s involvement in the war effort.\n\nWHO: Guest speake
 rs: The Johnny Holmes Family, the Honorable Sheryl Cole, Austin City C
 ouncil, Place 6, the Travis County Historical Commission, THC Commissi
 oners and THC Executive Director Mark Wolfe. The public is invited.\n\
 nWHAT: Victory Grill marker dedication ceremony\n\nWHEN: Saturday, Feb
 . 20 at 10:30 a.m.\n\nWHERE: Victory Grill\n1104 E. 11th St.\nAustin, 
 TX 78702\n\nBACKGROUND: The THC’s Texas in World War II initiative i
 s a program to honor and preserve the memories of Texans who served in
  the armed forces during World War II and the significant contribution
  Texans made to the war effort. Historical markers, a special commemor
 ative brochure, oral history training workshops and a statewide milita
 ry/home front sites survey are part of this special program that is en
 riching lives through history.\nDuring World War II, segregation preve
 nted African American servicemen from enjoying most civilian restauran
 ts and recreational facilities. In an effort to address this issue, Au
 stin civic leaders urged the city to provide recreational sites for se
 rvicemen on leave from military posts. By war’s end, African America
 n servicemen had added but limited “R&R” sites in Austin. Johnny H
 olmes responded to this need when he opened the original Victory Grill
  on VJ day (Victory over Japan Day, Aug. 16, 1945) in a converted iceh
 ouse on east 11th street. Holmes created a venue in east Austin that p
 rovided returning African American servicemen with both an accessible 
 dining establishment and blues and jazz entertainment.\n\nwww.thc.stat
 e.tx.us\n-30-\n\nFor more information visit http://www.tellemlook.com/
 events/austins-historic-victory-grill
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CATEGORIES:historical
LOCATION:Historic Victory Grill
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ORGANIZER:clifford
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