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[African Americans in film: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee clips]

Description: Video recording provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded to celebrate African Americans in film. The footage shows clips of actors Ossie Davis in "Get On the Bus" (1996), "Do The Right Thing" (1989), "Through The Eyes of Ossie Davis" (1980), "No Way Out" (1950), and "Buck & The Preacher" (1991), The tape includes two clips for Ruby Dee with the footage ending with her performing in "A Raisin In The Sun" (1961).
Date: 1999
Duration: 9 minutes 44 seconds

[Alice Carlson Elementary, 1999]

Description: Photograph of an auditorium in Alice Carlson Elementary filled with blurry children. There are two sets of double doors on the left side of the room which stand under a half-circle shaped window. There is a wheelchair ramp on the right side of the room. Octagonal light fixtures hang from the ceiling. [1999, Dallas, TX]
Date: 1999
Creator: Doherty, Richard

[Arcadia Park, 1999]

Description: Photograph of a sidewalk which passes between a brick building and a wood-paneled building. Tree's surround a house at the end of the sidewalk. Telephone lines stretch overhead. [1999, Dallas, TX]
Date: 1999
Creator: Doherty, Richard

before I wake: a story

Description: This chapbook commemorates a reading given by Helen Leath on December 1, 1999, in the Rare Book Room of the University of North Texas Library. The reading was the second presentation of Short fiction writers, a series sponsored by the Friends of the University of North Texas Libraries and co-sponsored by the UNT Department of English. This edition of four hundred signed/numbered copies and is made possible by a generous grant from the Friends of the University of North Texas Libraries. Rare Boo… more
Date: 1999
Creator: Leath, Helen

[Ben Milam Open Door, 1999]

Description: Photograph of an open door at the end of a short hallway in Ben Milam Elementary School. A radiator is hung on the wall behind the door to the left of a large window. The railing of a staircase is visible beyond the door. [1999, Dallas, TX]
Date: 1999
Creator: Doherty, Richard
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["Benny Andrew's: The Visible Man" artist talk]

Description: Video footage of an artist talk with a signed VHS box from artist Benny Andrews titled "The Invisible Man". The artist talk coverers Andrew's life, education, and studio practice to place him in the context of black working artists in America in the 20th century. Andrews's work covers "people at work" and the role the individual plays in society through collage and painting. Benny spoke at an event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters from June 5 to August 28, 1999, at the Jam… more
Date: 1999
Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Freeman, Linda & Holder, Jeoffrey
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