[News Clip: Wiley College]

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Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story by news reporter Lee Elsesser about the reopening of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The school administration had closed the college following student demonstrations and boycotts which called for the resignation of school president T. W. Colle, the employment of more African American teachers, and the reinstatement of a football program. This story begins with an audio recording and includes Elsesser's interview with trustee Reverend W. B. Randolph.

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1 film (2 min., 18 sec.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) March 12, 1969.

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  • Main Title: [News Clip: Wiley College]
  • Alternate Title: Quiet Reopening At Wiley College
  • Series Title: NBC News Clips

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Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story by news reporter Lee Elsesser about the reopening of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The school administration had closed the college following student demonstrations and boycotts which called for the resignation of school president T. W. Colle, the employment of more African American teachers, and the reinstatement of a football program. This story begins with an audio recording and includes Elsesser's interview with trustee Reverend W. B. Randolph.

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1 film (2 min., 18 sec.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Preferred Citation: NBC 5/KXAS Television News Collection (AR0776), University of North Texas Special Collections

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KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection

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[News Script: Wiley College] (Script)

[News Script: Wiley College]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.

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[News Script: Wiley College], ark:/67531/metadc1041259/

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  • March 12, 1969

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Clip: Wiley College], video, March 12, 1969; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1115280/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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