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[Flyer for God's Trombone]

Flyer for the instrumental performance of God's Trombone, which was written by James Weldon Johnson and adapted and directed by Curtis L. King. The flyer details the main performers and a few production details.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Third World Players
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters pamphlet] (open access)

[Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters pamphlet]

Pamphlet describing the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including a list of the board of director members.
Date: 1979
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: All God's Chillun] (open access)

[Program: All God's Chillun]

Program for the play All God's Chillun, performed by the Third World Players and written by Curtis L. King. The program includes a list of various performers who are involved in the play and the titles of their songs.
Date: May 13, 1979
Creator: Third World Players
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Poster for Our Heritage]

A poster for the performance of Our Heritage, a play produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters and performed by a branch of the Academy called the Third World Players. The play was performed May 18-20, 1979 at the Hall of State Building in Fair Park.
Date: May 18, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters postcard]

Blank postcard with a photograph of the building which hosted the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on the front and a Langston Hughes quote on the back.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL 1st "Medal of Merit" awards banquet] transcript

[JBAAL 1st "Medal of Merit" awards banquet]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1st "Medal of Merit" Annual Awards Banquet for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters held on June 30th, 1979. The tape includes two tracks of audio that are generally noisy and intelligible. Track 1 covers the awards banquet speakers and track 2 a performance by Helen Monday of "My Living Shall Not Be in Vein".
Date: June 30, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Challenge for Dallas Youth (open access)

A Challenge for Dallas Youth

A pamphlet describing the history, purpose, and objectives of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: 1979
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Literature
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: The 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1979] (open access)

[Program: The 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1979]

Program for the 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which was held on January 15, 1979 at the Thanks-giving Square Chapel in Dallas, Texas. The program lists the order of events at the celebration, as well as provides a script for the memorial service and a list of members of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters which hosted the event.
Date: January 15, 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: First Annual Awards Banquet Medal of Merit] (open access)

[Program: First Annual Awards Banquet Medal of Merit]

Program for the First Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet held on June 30, 1979 at the Downtown Heraton Hotel. The program lists Ernest E. Andrews, Darryl Bernard Sneed, Imani Pamoja, Sheldon McFee Bolden, Demetris Harrison, and Louie White as the award recipients.
Date: June 30, 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Explanatory African/Black Cultural Institution Blueprint (open access)

An Explanatory African/Black Cultural Institution Blueprint

A booklet prepared by Curtis King about the history and description of African American culture and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Facts About the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. (open access)

Some Facts About the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.

Pamphlet about the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including the organization's goals, projects, and artists involved.
Date: 1979
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Book party and music performance, tape 2] transcript

[Book party and music performance, tape 2]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a book party and associated performance. The tape has one track that includes semi-clear dialogue that concludes with a choir singing.
Date: October 13, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Book party and music performance] transcript

[Book party and music performance]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a book party and associated performance. Track one records the performers and the second the book talk with people talking indistinctly.
Date: October 13, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Black Forum news spot on JBAAL] captions transcript

[Black Forum news spot on JBAAL]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a broadcast recording of WFFAs Black forum with lead journalist Ken Smith doing a story on the black academy. The footage shows Smith and a partner journalist speaking about the accomplishments of the black academy paired with clips of celebrities associated with the organization being interviewed such as Dr. Eva Jessye.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Johnson, Tom & Smith, Ken
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library