(EASTLAND, TX) — An original exhibition produced by the Bullock Texas State History Museum is coming to the Eastland County Museum in July. Not Alone: Working Together in the Fight Against Human Trafficking provides visitors with the tools to identify human trafficking and the resources to find help and support survivors.

Although underreported, recent statistics suggest there are hundreds of thousands of people being trafficked in Texas at any given time. Geared toward teens and adults and presented in both English and Spanish, the exhibition seeks to prevent further exploitation of vulnerable individuals in the state.

Not Alone centers on a series of questions that guide visitors to understand what human trafficking is, who can be a target, the tools and techniques traffickers use to target individuals and keep them captive, and the roles healthy relationships and social media play in tracking. In each exhibition section, a QR code allows visitors to view original videos featuring survivors and advocates who answer the exhibition’s guiding questions.

 “Inspired by the governor’s initiative against human trafficking, we recognized an opportunity to use our platform as an educational institution,” said Bullock Museum Director Margaret Koch. “We hope this exhibition inspires everyone to understand that as individuals we are not powerless to assist in the prevention of human trafficking. One person can make a difference.”

Not Alone: Working Together in the Fight Against Human Trafficking will be on view at EASTLAND COUNTY MUSEUM, 114 South Seaman Street, Eastland, from July 11 through August 3, 2024. Eastland County Museum is open 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. There is never a charge to enter the Museum.

For more information on this exhibit, visit https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/visit/exhibits/not-alone.