["Granny" Rosa Frye presented with flowers]

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Photograph of 103 year old "Granny" Rosa Frye, taken at the 23rd Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, January 15th, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Celebrating the Birthday and National Holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, (January 15th, 1929 - April 4th, 1968). This event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Complex, Naomi Burton Main Stage 650 S. Griffin St., Dallas. "Granny" Frye is seen seated in her wheel chair on the stage and being presented with a bouquet of flowers, a … continued below

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Photograph of 103 year old "Granny" Rosa Frye, taken at the 23rd Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, January 15th, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Celebrating the Birthday and National Holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, (January 15th, 1929 - April 4th, 1968). This event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Complex, Naomi Burton Main Stage 650 S. Griffin St., Dallas. "Granny" Frye is seen seated in her wheel chair on the stage and being presented with a bouquet of flowers, a chorus in the background.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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["Granny" Rosa Frye presented with flowers], photograph, January 15, 2006; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1391539/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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