The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 123, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1916 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 123, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 199, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1920 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 199, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1920

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1920
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1921 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1921

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1921
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. [8], No. 201, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1923 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. [8], No. 201, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1923

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1923
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with S'ydney Benemon, June 23, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with S'ydney Benemon, June 23, 2016

Ms. Benemon was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She attended segregated schools in Lufkin until the schools integrated in 1970, her senior year. Ms. Benemon went on to work for the Lufkin State School for decades before retiring in 2016. During her interview, Ms. Benemon provided information about the community of North Lufkin when she was growing up. Ms. Benemon also described businesses and people that were prominent in the North Lufkin community. Further, Ms. Benemon described the many conflicts that occurred during the first year of integration, such as an incident when armed white parents came to Lufkin High school in efforts to confront Black students. In response, some Black students staged a walkout/march. Ms. Benemon also discussed ongoing issues, including infrastructure, that the predominately Black community in Lufkin still face.
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Benemon, S'ydney & Howard, Jasmin
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History