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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the conservative backlash to the New Deal in Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering preparations for war and involvement of Texans in World War II and the transformational effects it had on the State. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering a changing Texas around and shortly after World War II. Covers a changing economy, urbanization, politics, and the 1948 senate race. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the lead up to the Civil Rights Movement in Texas. Covers Mexican americans and LULAC, African Americans and the NAACP, and the aftermath of the Brown Decisions. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the the Civil Rights Era in Texas. Covers desegregation in Texas Schools, a crisis at Mansfield High School, the return of the Republican Party, JFK and LBJ, and the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the years of LBJ's presidency. Covers the war on poverty, Vietnam war, and the election of Richard Nixon. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the last quarter of the 20th Century in Texas. Covers the Women's Right movement, the oil boom of the 1970s-1980s, the rise of the Republican Party and the making of modern Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History for Teachers: The Goliad Massacre (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

Texas History for Teachers: The Goliad Massacre (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the Goliad Massacre at Presidio La Bahia, where almost 400 Texas soldiers lost their lives during the Texas Revolution.
Date: March 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History for Teachers: Who was Juan Seguin (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

Texas History for Teachers: Who was Juan Seguin (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget exploring the life of Juan Seguin, a Mexican-born citizen who supported Texas’ right to influence Mexican law, and fought for Texas Independence while commanding a unit at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: September 24, 2021
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History for Teachers: Who was Susanna Dickenson? (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

Texas History for Teachers: Who was Susanna Dickenson? (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Susanna Dickinson, who survived the Alamo siege. She relayed a message to General Sam Houston about the outcomes of the Alamo from Santa Anna, and made sacrifices during the Texas Revolution.
Date: September 17, 2021
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History for Teachers: Who was Joe? (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

Texas History for Teachers: Who was Joe? (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Joe, a man enslaved to William Barrett Travis. Joe was the only adult male to survive the assault of the Alamo by Mexican forces led by Santa Anna on March 6, 1836. Joe’s survival offers some of the most critical accounts of the fighting. Joe arrived in Texas in 1832 – 1833, and this video lecture covers his life and testimony about the attack at the Alamo. Joe arrived at the Alamo when Travis took over command there in February 1836
Date: September 2021
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Equity and Diversity Conference Opening Remarks captions transcript

2019 Equity and Diversity Conference Opening Remarks

In this video, the Vice President of the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Joanne Woodard, kicks off the 19th annual Equity and Diversity Conference with the Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Shani Barrax Moore. Shawn Brewer from Peterbilt Motors, the division’s partners in the Peterbilt Corporate-Collegiate evening event, introduces their diversity council and says a few words on Peterbilt’s commitment to advancement, equity, and inclusion practices. Dr. Saili Bhonde from Denton Family Dental presents the Inclusive Excellence Award to the Office of Outreach and Admissions. Dr. Saili Bhonde and her team sponsored the award for the 2019 year. Those who received the award were Landon Ellison as the Director of Outreach and Rebeca Perfecto as the Assistant Director of Freshman Admissions.
Date: February 28, 2019
Creator: Woodward, Joanne; Barrax Moore, Shani; Brewer, Shawn; Ellison, Landon & Perfecto, Rebecca
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dr. Jalane Schmidt, Social Justice Keynote captions transcript

Dr. Jalane Schmidt, Social Justice Keynote

Video of the evening keynote by from the 2019 Equity and Diversity Conference. This talk issues a call to action that will equip listeners to take immediate action against the recent rise of white nationalism and against the long-standing legacy of white supremacy. For more information on this speaker, please visit: https://edo.unt.edu/dr-jalane-schmidt
Date: February 28, 2019
Creator: Schmidt, Jalane & Barrax Moore, Shani
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Howard J. Ross, Keynote captions transcript

Howard J. Ross, Keynote

Video of the luncheon keynote with Howard J. Ross from the 2019 Equity and Diversity Conference. In this video, Mr. Ross focuses on the material within his new book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection is Tearing Our Culture Apart.
Date: February 28, 2019
Creator: Ross, Howard J. & Barrax Moore, Shani
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 15. The Crisis of the 1850s (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 15. The Crisis of the 1850s (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on the 1850s in Texas, covering: (1) Aftermath of U.S.-Mexican War, (2) Slave Labor versus Free Labor, (3) Compromise of 1850, (4) Bleeding Kansas, (5) Rise of the Republicans, (6) Dred Scott Decision. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T00:40:28/2018-08-25T01:38:27
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 16. Secession (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 16. Secession (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the secession of Texas from the United States, covering: (1) John Brown's Raid, (2) The Election of 1860, (3) Texas and Secession. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T01:38:33/2018-08-25T02:22:27
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 17. Civil War (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 17. Civil War (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the U.S. Civil War, covering: (1) War Breaks Out, (2), Texans in the Confederate Armies, (3) Life on the Homefront, (4) End of War, End of Slavery. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T02:22:35/2018-08-25T03:42:36
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 18. Presidential Reconstruction (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 18. Presidential Reconstruction (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about Civil War reconstruction in Texas, covering: (1) Three Major Questions, (3) Presidential Reconstruction, (3) Constitution of 1866, (4) Congress Takes Over Reconstruction. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T03:42:42/2018-08-25T04:20:39
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 19. Road to "Redemption" (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 19. Road to "Redemption" (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the period after reconstruction in Texas, covering: (1) Republicans in Texas, (3) Constitution of 1868, (3) Violence and the Klan, (4) The "Redemption" of Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T04:20:46/2018-08-25T04:47:23
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 20. Indian Wars and Cattle Drives (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 20. Indian Wars and Cattle Drives (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the rise of the cattle industry and conflicts with Indians in Texas, covering: (1) Massive Immigration, (2) Last of the Indian Wars, (3) Post-War Cattle Markets, (4) Rise of Cattle Drives. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T04:47:31/2018-08-25T05:30:55
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 21. Mega-Ranches (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 21. Mega-Ranches (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about ranching in Texas, covering: (1) Rise of Mega-Ranches, (2) End of the Cattle Drives. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T05:31:02/2018-08-25T05:52:48
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 22. Farmers in Rebellion (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 22. Farmers in Rebellion (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about Texas near the end of the 19th century, including: (1) The Problem of Cotton, (2) The Grange, (3) The Farmer's Alliance, (4) Rise of the Populists, (5) Election of 1892. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T05:53:10/2018-08-25T07:01:51
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 23. Populism and Jim Crow (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 23. Populism and Jim Crow (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about Populism and the Jim Crow era in Texas, covering: (1) 1893 Populists on the Rise, (2)The Fateful Election of 1896, (3) Fall and Collapse of the Populists, (4) Establishing Jim Crow Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T07:02:06/2018-08-25T07:43:10
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 24. Cities and the Hurricane (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 24. Cities and the Hurricane (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the hurricane that hit Texas in 1900, covering (1) Life in Texas by 1900, (2) the Storm of 1900. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T07:43:34/2018-08-25T08:29:35
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History