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Oral History Interview with Joseph R. Williams, August 24 and 30, 1990
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Transcript of an interview with Dr. Joseph Williams, a physician, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas in the 1950s and 1960s. Williams discusses his childhood and education in Dallas, medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee (1942-1945), his Army career, segregated housing in Dallas, discrimination against African-American physicians, dealing with the white power structure in Dallas, civil rights activities, his decision to build a home in Hamilton Park, Hamilton Park School and the quality of education, Karl Hoblitzelle, zoning problems, school desegregation, Pacesetter, and his decision to leave Hamilton Park.
Date:
{1990-08-24,1990-08-30}
Creator:
Wilson, William H. (William Henry), 1935- & Williams, Joseph R., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Jackson Headlight. (Jackson, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Jackson, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1900
Creator:
Leftwich, C. A.; Lane, Joshua W. & Daniel, W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colored Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 24, 1866
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 24, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colored Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1866
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colored Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1865
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 7, 1865
Creator:
W. B. Scott & Son
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colored Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 14, 1865
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 14, 1865
Creator:
Scott, Waring and Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1866
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 18, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colored Tennessean. (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 12, 1865
Weekly African-American newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 12, 1865
Creator:
W. B. Scott & Son
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969
Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date:
March 8, 1969
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eva McMillan, April 25, 2014
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Eva McMillan, a civil rights activist from Tennessee. McMillan discusses growing up in the segregated South, her family, early involvement in civil rights, experiences of racism and discrimination, her son Ernie's establishing a chapter of the SNCC at UT Arlington, Ernie's arrests and imprisonment, founding various advocacy and activism groups in Dallas, milestones and tragedies of the Civil Rights Movement, conflict with the police and the decline of the SNCC, and reflections on her work. In appendix are photos of McMillan and Dallas-area civil rights activists, a flier, and newspaper clippings.
Date:
April 25, 2014
Creator:
Smith, Tiffany & McMillan, Eva
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Henry Moore to Ziza Moore, Charles Moore, and Elvira Moore, September 24, 1865]
Transcript of a letter from Henry Moore to Ziza, Charles, and Elvira Moore and Aunt Till containing local news, including Henry's molasses production and the difficulties of returning to normalcy after the war.
Date:
September 24, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Wake-Up Call For The American Dream
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Northside High School in Memphis, Tennessee, about African Americans and the "American Dream."
Date:
December 6, 1990
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WMC-TV broadcast clips for the "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert"]
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a news broadcast from WMC-TV in Tennessee on January 28th and February 4th, 1995. The footage shows the same broadcast clip aired three times for the Black Music and Civil Rights concert to be held on February 17th. The tape includes footage of Curtis King being interviewed and African Americans attending church and singing.
Date:
January 28, 1995
Creator:
Media Moniter, Inc.
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["King: Montgomery to Memphis" civil rights film segments]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of segments from the civil rights documentary "King: Montgomery to Memphis" from May 24th, 1991. The U-Matic footage shows clips from the 1960s civil rights movement featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders involved in southern non violent protests.
Date:
May 24, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: James Earl Ray]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.
Date:
March 11, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Adelitia McGee and Matilda Dodd to the Moore family and Alice McGee, May 11, 1890]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Adelitia "Dinkie" McGee and Matilda Dodd. In Dinkie's letter, she updates the Moore family and Alice on the goings-on in Sumner county. The news includes: updates on William Dodd's health and Willie McGee's trip to Nashville, a discussion about Lizzie's baby, details about a visit from dressmaker Mat Blackmore, community news of health and happenings, a discussion about the hat fashion for the summer, additional community updates, news about the strawberry crop, an details concerning a visit from family. She closes the letter by stating that the Moore family and Alice should write soon. In Matilda's letter, she informs the Moore family of the happenings in Gallatin, Tennessee, and the news includes: details about the health of family members, an update on the cool and rainy weather, news on the condition of crops and the planting season, a discussion about Birdie's duck and goose business, a dialogue about chores, details about Matilda's rheumatism, and additional community news. She closes the letter by sending her love to all.
Date:
May 11, 1894
Creator:
McGee, Adelitia & Dodd, Matilda
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]
Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress telling him about day to day life. In her letter, she discusses the rising cost of goods and crops, and she also comments on the deaths of soldiers in the war, and asks him not to enlist. Towards the end of the letter, she gives him financial advice and includes the price of several commodities.
Date:
February 3, 1862
Creator:
Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: GOP convention coverage]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
1988
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from L. J. Wallace to Jo Wallace, March 9, 1862]
Transcript of a letter form L. J. Wallace to Jo Wallace wherein L. J. discusses the excitement and unease being felt in the area due to the presence of both Union and Confederate forces. Weather and health are discussed, and it is mentioned that a few Confederate soldiers were hunting some African Americans.
Date:
March 9, 1862
Creator:
Wallace, L. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Ziza Moore and Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, July 18, 1864]
Transcript of letter from Ziza and Josephus Moore to Charles Moore regarding local and family news, running off horse thieves, and Josephus' thoughts that a country wherein African Americans can own real estate is better than one constantly at war.
Date:
July 18, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C. & Moore, Ziza
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date:
October 6, 1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date:
May 10, 2000
Creator:
Scheffel, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 34, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1977
Biweekly newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date:
April 5, 1977
Creator:
Beckloff, John W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Black Tie Dinner - Pride Interview 3
Video recording from the Black Tie Dinner Collection recorded during an interview with individuals with involvements in Dallas and Fort Worth gay and lesbian communities, about what America means to them.
Date:
August 14, 2004
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library