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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1779, Chapter 282

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 21 in Nacogdoches County as the Sergeant Tom Sitton Memorial Highway.

Date: May 29, 2019

Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.

Item Type: Legislative Document

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Oral History Interview with Margie Chumbley, Anita Farr, Thelma Sexton, and Elizabeth Simpson, June 21, 2016

Ms. Chumbley was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She worked as an elementary school teacher prior to integration and as a substitute while her children were small. She then became a teacher with Head Start. In the group interview, Ms. Chumbley describes her community and both going to and working for the segregated school system, as well as police brutality, African-American businesses, family structures, and the community involvement in raising children. Ms. Farr was born and raised in Nacogdo… more

Date: July 29, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 08 seconds

Creator: Chumbley, Margie; Farr, Anita; Sexton, Thelma; Simpson, Elizabeth & May, Meredith

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Brad Pollard, Brad Pierce, David McClain, and Tom Etoile, June 29, 2016

Mr. Pollard was born and raised in Central Heights, Texas. A relatively young man, he had an easy transition coming out as a gay man. In his parts of the interview, he describes the, discrimination he heard about, what made his time easier in comparison to others, and the changes he has witnessed in the area. Mr. Pierce was born and raised in Wells, Texas. He came out to his family when he was sixteen in the 1980s. He then began a career as a hairdresser in Tyler prior to moving to Alabama and… more

Date: June 29, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 35 seconds

Creator: Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith; Pollard, Brad; Pierce, David & McClain, Tom

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Stephen Wright, June 29, 2016

Mr. Wright was born in Texas. He went to Texas A & M University where he obtained certification in education. He began his teaching career in Lewisville and became very active in the American Teacher's Federation. He and his family moved to Nacogdoches, where he continued his teaching, union activism, and became politically active. He is currently running for state representative. Mr. Wright spoke in his interview about racial tensions in Nacogdoches, the progress and barriers for union activis… more

Date: June 29, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds

Creator: Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith & Wright, Stephen

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[News Script: Derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a southern pacific train loaded with chemicals which was derailed just south of Nacogdoches, setting off an explosion which shattered windows as far as eight miles away.

Date: June 29, 1974, 10:00 p.m.

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections