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Cold Anger: a Story of Faith and Power Politics

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"Cold Anger is an important book about the empowerment of working-class communities through church-based social activism. Such activism is certainly not new, but the conscious merger of community organizing tactics with religious beliefs may be. The organizing approach comes from Aul Alinsky and his Industrial Areas Foundations (IAF). . . . The book is structured around the political life of Ernesto Cortes, Jr., the lead IAF organizer who has earned recognition as one of the most powerful individuals in Texas (and who has been featured on Bill Moyers' "World of Ideas"). . . . Cortes fashioned a hard-ball Alinsky approach onto the natural organizing ground of church-based communities. The experiment began in San Antonio . . . and was successful in the transformation of San Antonio politics. Such dramatic success . . . led to similar efforts in Houston, Fort Worth, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and New York, to mention only a few sites. Expansion beyond San Antonio meant organizing among Protestant churches, among African American and white, and among middle-class communities. In short, these organizing efforts have transcended the particularistic limits of religion, ethnicity, and class while maintaining a church base and sense of …
Date: January 15, 1990
Creator: Rogers, Mary Beth
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume [44], Number [1], January 1990 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume [44], Number [1], January 1990

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: January 1990
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0268.0413]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Austin Hudson of the Oklahoma City Warriors, right, challenges Lubbock's Billy Tullis for possession during a recent Southwest Independent Soccer League game."
Date: January 28, 1990
Creator: McDaniel, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: George Sawyer] captions transcript

[News Clip: George Sawyer]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story Portrait by reporter Ramona Logan about George Sawyer, a lawyer and associate pastor at a Lutheran Church who volunteered in Africa and then created Africare - a non-profit organization to help the hungry in Africa by bringing in not only food but technology.
Date: January 24, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Elect rains] captions transcript

[News Clip: Elect rains]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of a man giving a speech on top of a building. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 5, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: MLK events] captions transcript

[News Clip: MLK events]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an event commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., showing footage of a parade, a choir, and an orchestra performance. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: January 15, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Child rape] captions transcript

[News Clip: Child rape]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of streets in Oak Cliff near where a man was suspected of abducting and raping young girls by forcing them into his car. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 20, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Measles] captions transcript

[News Clip: Measles]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering footage of young children getting vaccinations, and children with measles. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 9, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Homeless/SCLC] captions transcript

[News Clip: Homeless/SCLC]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter about a group of SCLC members grouped together and singing and a brief interview with a man about homeless people and housing them. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 17, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Panama Rally] captions transcript

[News Clip: Panama Rally]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter Jeff Eliasoph about a small rally celebrating the Panama Invasion . This story aired at 5pm.
Date: January 6, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Comacho - trial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Comacho - trial]

B-rol video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of people being searched before entering the courtroom for the Genaro Ruiz Camacho, Jr. trial. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 19, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Jamaican gangs] captions transcript

[News Clip: Jamaican gangs]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jamaican gangs, showing a police press meeting about the cases and still image of an unidentified man. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 8, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Housing] captions transcript

[News Clip: Housing]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about SCLC leaders having a press converence stating Dallas officials should address their issues for homeless housing. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 13, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Measles] captions transcript

[News Clip: Measles]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about measles in young children with families who have not given their children updated vaccines. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: January 9, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Jail Visit] captions transcript

[News Clip: Jail Visit]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about people visiting a jail and an interview with a woman about the lack of parents of the jailed people at the meeting. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 6, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Year-round school] captions transcript

[News Clip: Year-round school]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the possibility of a year round school program, including footage of a high school classroom and a brief interview with DISD superintendent Dr. Marvin Edwards. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 5, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bill McCart] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bill McCart]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story Portrait by reporter Ramona Logan about Bill McCart who volunteers for various things to help him in therapy after a stroke.
Date: January 31, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Measles] captions transcript

[News Clip: Measles]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering footage of young children getting vaccinations, and children with measles. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 9, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: SCLC Homeless] captions transcript

[News Clip: SCLC Homeless]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about several homeless people who were arrested after creating disturbances once they were granted access to a living space area. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 12, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cotton Bowl Parade] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cotton Bowl Parade]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about footage of the cotton bowl parade in Dallas. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Housing] captions transcript

[News Clip: Housing]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of the opening of a living space area for the homeless. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 13, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Oprah] captions transcript

[News Clip: Oprah]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oprah giving a speech about the Save the Children program, promoting it. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 13, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Panama Rally] captions transcript

[News Clip: Panama Rally]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of a small rally about the Panama Invasion, celebrating the U.S. invasion in Panama. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: January 6, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Year-round school] captions transcript

[News Clip: Year-round school]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the debate over year round school showing b-roll footage of a classroom and an interview with a man about the large amount of students that could be a part of the program. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: January 5, 1990
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library