The History Area and the Mexican American Studies program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will celebrate the memory and legacy of civil rights pioneer, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 2-3 p.m. in University Center Bayview, room 320. Dr. Michelle Hall Kells, a nationally recognized scholar of Garcia's civil rights rhetoric and a professor at University of New Mexico, will speak to Garcia’s ability to move the masses. Light refreshments will be served at 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, email [email protected], or call 361.825.5985.