San Antonio’s Witte Museum is exploring the dark history of slavery in the Lone Star State during its 8th Annual Conference on Texas event, Dec. 5-6. The Witte holds the annual gathering to discuss research that sheds new light on under-examined aspects of Texas history. This year’s conference, “Ode to Juneteenth: Slavery in Texas,”  will explore new scholarship to gain a deeper understanding of how slavery shaped the state and its economy.