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[Oral History Interview with Edward Harris]

Description: Interview with Edward Harris, who was an activist and later became an author. Harris discusses his book "In the Shadow of Big Tex", growing up in Dallas with his family, his college experience at El Centro College, Bishop College, and Arlington State College (now UTA), getting drafted, his activism with SNCC and Grassroots Incorporated, being arrested and later committed for "hypersensitivity to racial discrimination", and other community programs he was involved in.
Date: October 21, 2011

[Oral History Interview with John Fullinwider]

Description: Interview with John Fullinwider, who was a teacher and activist in Dallas. Fullinwider discusses growing up in Dallas, his work as an activist in both Austin and Dallas, his time as a teacher, and what he hopes for the future generations of students who want to make change happen.
Date: September 21, 2011

[Oral History Interview with Peter Johnson]

Description: Part two of an interview with Peter Johnson, who was an activist in Dallas. Johnson discusses his work, including the Operation Breadbasket food drives and hunger manifesto, protests, and the AAMAN program, which ran citizen-led investigations of drug dealers and buyers.
Date: September 21, 2011
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[Promising Young Artists Series, "Dream" Concert ft. Kirondira Woods & Rachel Webb]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Promising Young Artists Series, "Dream" Concert ft. Kirondira Woods & Rachel Webb event in 2011. This video features various youth performances live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: 2011-10-21/2011-10-22
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracy
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