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[News Script: Old Slave]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a birthday celebration for Jake King, a 109-year old former slave.
Date: June 19, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his trip to Houston to acquire medicine for his troops. He gives details of his trip, how much he spent, and his plans to send his wife some money. He passes on news of the war. He says that the Monitor Fleet is a failure. He also speculates on the future of the war. He gives an update on his health.
Date: February 19, 1864
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his trip to Houston to acquire medicine for his troops. He gives details of his trip, how much he spent, and his plans to send his wife some money. He passes on news of the war. He says that the Monitor Fleet is a failure. He also speculates on the future of the war. He gives an update on his health.
Date: February 19, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 19, 1864]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he recounts his participation in a battle that took place before May 19, 1864. He writes about the successes and set backs. He writes of the soldiers killed, wounded and missing. He says that some of the soldiers who died were accused of smelling of Louisiana rum. He ends the letter with news of his health and the health of friends.
Date: May 19, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #1 main cam]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The individuals speak on the way the city of Dallas has represented its own black citizens and community.
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #1 camera B]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The individuals speak on the way the city of Dallas has represented its own black citizens and community.
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 36 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #2 main cam]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their education.
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 41 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #2 camera B]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their edu… more
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 36 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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