[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" audio tapes]

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Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" held at the Meyerson Symphony Center Friday February 17th, 1995. The tape includes audio of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalists Billy Preston, Tommie Stewart, Jennifer Holiday, and Esther Rolle.

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1 sound recording (1 hr., 0 min., 2 sec.) ; cassette.

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Creator: Unknown. 1995.

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Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" held at the Meyerson Symphony Center Friday February 17th, 1995. The tape includes audio of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalists Billy Preston, Tommie Stewart, Jennifer Holiday, and Esther Rolle.

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1 sound recording (1 hr., 0 min., 2 sec.) ; cassette.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records

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  • 1995

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[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" audio tapes], audio recording, 1995; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1939342/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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