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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement, 4 of 4]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The video footage is from the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement held on January 12, 1986, in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 12, 1986
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement 1991 concert, tape #6]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991. The concert featured Cissy Houston and choir and was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The videotape shows the last 10 minutes of the concert and opens with a speaker addressing the audience followed by a rousing speech that ends in applause. The video then records a close-up of the front row of the choir as members disband and… more
Date: January 13, 1991
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Civil rights montage film shown at the 22nd Black Music and the Civil Rights concert]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown at the 22nd annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 16th, 2005. The VHS footage is compiled in a montage style showing black and white footage from the civil rights era in America featuring Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. The clips show police brutality, speeches, gatherings and protests.
Date: January 16, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 42 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Cicely Tyson]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Cicely Tyson event in 2003. This video features a speech by actress Cicely Tyson as part of the "An Evening with an American Actress" event live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.
Date: February 1, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 44 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[74th Annual NADSA Reception]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 74th Annual NADSA Reception event in 2010. This video features a reception and awards ceremony with various guest speakers and presenters. The video cuts at 1:37:12, later to a news segment.
Date: March 13, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 16 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Della Reese Tribute]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This video shows the red carpet interviews featuring actress Jenifer Lewis.
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 41 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Della Reese Tribute]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The video's audio is distorted at points.
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 41 minutes 43 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Della Reese Tribute]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This video shows the red carpet, a pre-show reception, and start of event featuring Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dallas black "Living Legends" awards ceremony and presentation]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1991 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. Living Legends is an exhibition project started in 1987 by JBAAL to photograph and honor black historical figures of Dallas. Awarded across twenty-one categories ranging from the arts, sciences law, politics, religion, and technology. The video shows a man giving a speech followed by each awarded person standing to be recognized with their name and a brief description… more
Date: 1991
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Della Reese Tribute]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This video shows the red carpet interviews of actresses JoMarie Payton, Regina Taylor, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 41 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Della Reese Tribute]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 41 minutes 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[28th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, Uncut!]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 28th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert event in 2011. This video features the annual concert of various performances that pay tribute the civil rights movement and the life of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This video shows narration, music, and dance live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Date: January 16, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Sojourner Truth Festival featuring Beah Richards, tape 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Sojourner Truth Festival featuring a dialogue with playwright Beah Richards. The tape includes one track of audio that lack presence beyond a female voice speaking with conviction.
Date: [1970..1990]
Duration: 9 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Sojourner Truth Festival dialogue with performer Raoul Abdul, tape 3 & 4]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Sojourner Truth Festival featuring a dialogue with performer Raoul Abdul. The tape includes two tracks of audio that lack presence beyond soft speaking voices from various people.
Date: [1970..1990]
Duration: 47 minutes 48 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Sojourner Truth Festival Friday evening dialogue, tape 1 & 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Sojourner Truth Festival Friday night activities including a dialogue broken up by applause. The tape includes two tracks that lack presence beyond hearing human voices. The two tracks feature both male and female actors performing a script.
Date: [1970..1990]
Duration: 58 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Sojourner Truth Festival Friday evening dialogue, tape 3 & 4]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Sojourner Truth Festival Friday night activities including a dialogue broken up by applause. The tape includes two tracks that lack presence beyond hearing human voices. The two tracks feature male speakers.
Date: [1970..1990]
Duration: 47 minutes 21 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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