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[Letter from John J. Herrera to J.C. Machuca - 1954-01-19]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Honorable J.C. Machuca describing in detail the accomplishments of his trip to Washington, "The exclusion of our people from serving on petit, grand juries and as grand jury commissioners goes to the very fundamentals that we, of LULAC hold dear [...] The case was argued [...] we were very well received [...] This is the first time in the history of our people that a case involving the civil rights of Latin Americans has been heard by the Supreme Court of the … more
Date: January 19, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[News Script: Cop on trial in civil rights case]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Dallas police officers, William Stafford and Ed Blackwood, on trial for beating a black prisoner, Roosevelt Jordon.
Date: June 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Garland women seek jury duty]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs campaigning for the right to serve on juries in the state.
Date: September 23, 1954
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: James Kline]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Dallas trial of James Wallace Kline, a man accused of improper relations with a teenage girl. Kline is found innocent and says he plans to sue for false arrest.
Date: March 17, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Garland women seek jury duty]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs campaigning for the right to serve on juries in the state.
Date: September 23, 1954
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
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[News Clip: Witnesses deny Latins excluded]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about proceedings in the murder trial of Joe Martinez, a Dallas man accused of shooting a man to death in his sleep.
Date: November 9, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Negroes attempt to enter school]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about African American parents attempting to enroll their children in a white school.
Date: September 6, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cop on trial in civil rights case]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two Dallas police officers, William Stafford and Ed Blackwood, on trial for beating a black prisoner, Roosevelt Jordon.
Date: June 22, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: James Kline]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas trial of James Wallace Kline, a man accused of improper relations with a teenage girl. Kline is found innocent and says he plans to sue for false arrest.
Date: March 17, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Delay in end of segregation seen]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas school officials predicting that putting the Supreme Court's anti-segregation ruling into effect could take upwards of a year.
Date: May 18, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Association plans segregation fight]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about preparations for the NAACP's week long anti-segregation convention in Dallas.
Date: May 25, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Sheppard pledges insurance cleanup]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the 39th annual convention of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, in which Texas Attorney General John Ben Sheppard vows to focus on fraudulent insurance companies.
Date: June 15, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Shivers faction controls meeting]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Tarrant County and Dallas County Democratic conventions. Both conventions ultimately chose to support the more conservative faction of their party.
Date: August 1, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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