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[Two men waiting at the Pineland railroad station]

Description: Two Civilian Conservation Corp members waiting outside the Pineland Railroad station. The station has two entrances, one that read "White Waiting Room and The other marked "Colored Waiting Room." The photo has "Self Explanatory" written below it. The photograph was taken during one of McCann's two six-month tours in the Civilian Conservation Corps located in Pineland, Texas during the Great Depression.
Date: 1933/1934~
Creator: McCann, Connie Ford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Robert Aguilar, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1950-07-20]

Description: Letter from Robert Aguilar, Jr., Chaplain of American Legion Post "Lazaro Pena 631" in Rosenberg, Texas, to John Herrera, with a handwritten date of July, 1950. The letter originally had an enclosure of a newspaper clipping dated July 14, 1950 from The Fort Bend Reporter of Rosenberg, Texas. Apparently this newspaper article was an open letter in which segregation issues were discussed. The American Legion Post members felt that an answer should be written in response and were turning to LUL… more
Date: July 1950
Creator: Aguilar, Robert, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[News Script: NCAA Meeting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Dallas.
Date: January 9, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Housing protest]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Forest Park Civic League and residents of Mistletoe Heights attempting to stop construction of a black housing project near their area.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Secret session]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a closed-door session of the Fort Worth City Council to study Negro needs.
Date: June 14, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 13 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest (Narrated)]

Description: This home movie, narrated by Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) member Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The entire film is out of focus. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 21 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Montgomery, Marvin ("Smokey")
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.097700
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 15 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest]

Description: This home movie, with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte on March 4, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the La Porte Theatre performing at segregated schools,… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 25 minutes 08 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.0977
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Public School Board, April 23, 1952]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Public School Board expressing surprise and disappointment at their decision to no longer allow integration at the Art and Music Festival. Kempner cautions that such actions could lead to legal actions that would result in racial integration in schools.
Date: April 23, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Negroes make new enrollment move]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about black parents in the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District making an attempt to enroll their children in white schools.
Date: September 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Talmadge talks segregation issue]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a hunting party stopping by Texas to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to ban segregation before continuing to Wyoming.
Date: September 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Judge refuses to order integration]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People losing its initial court battle to force the admittance of negro students to white schools in Dallas.
Date: September 16, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News Brief - Douglas]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Supreme Court Justice Douglas preparing to leave on a vacation to Tucson, Arizona. He is questioned about "interposition" as a means of nullifying the supreme court's ruling on school segregation.
Date: February 5, 1956
Duration: 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News briefs - School]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Public School Week, focusing on the I. M. Terrell negro high school in Fort Worth, and their technical training programs for students and war veterans.
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fort Worth pools to be opened Saturday]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Fort Worth recreation board turning down a request by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to racially integrate pool facilities in the city.
Date: May 31, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fort Worth pools to be opened Saturday]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth recreation board turning down a request by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to racially integrate pool facilities in the city.
Date: May 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Pools ready for big splash tomorrow]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Fort Worth's six municipal pools preparing for the start of swimming season, which officially begins after the city's board of recreation denies a negro petition for the abolishment of racial segregation at the facilities
Date: June 1, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Pools ready for big splash tomorrow]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Fort Worth's six municipal pools preparing for the start of swimming season, which officially begins after the city's board of recreation denies a negro petition for the abolishment of racial segregation at the facilities.
Date: June 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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