["Only the Strong" play, tape 2 of 2]

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Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of Bennie Rodgers play "Only the Strong" held in September of 1992. The footage shows actors and actresses performing the conclusion of the story which takes place between the main character Sam's living room and his church.

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1 cassette (VHS) (49 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.

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Rodgers, Bennie September 1992.

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  • The Black Academy of Arts and Letters

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Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of Bennie Rodgers play "Only the Strong" held in September of 1992. The footage shows actors and actresses performing the conclusion of the story which takes place between the main character Sam's living room and his church.

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1 cassette (VHS) (49 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.

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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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The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records

Event photographs from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Incorporated (TBAAL), a Dallas-based nonprofit. Some items in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

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[Program: Only the Strong] (Pamphlet)

[Program: Only the Strong]

Program for the performance of 'Only the Strong,' produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters September 11-20, 1991. The program describes some of the notable performers and provides a schedule for the event.

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  • September 1992

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  • Sept. 26, 2022, 9:46 a.m.

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  • Nov. 30, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

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Rodgers, Bennie. ["Only the Strong" play, tape 2 of 2], video, September 1992; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1998459/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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