[Footage of City Council candidates on KERA talk show]

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Video footage clip from a KERA talk show featuring Jerry Rucker, Bill Nelson, and Roy Williams discussing their bids for Dallas City Council. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 9. Incumbent Jerry Rucker wins the seat. 1987 Dallas mayoral candidates are also highlighted. Video housed on Bill Nelson's Dallas City Council Election 1987 DVD.

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1 videodisc (14 min., 35 sec.)

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Creator: Unknown. 1987.

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This video is part of the collection entitled: William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way) and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 53 times. More information about this video can be viewed below.

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Video footage clip from a KERA talk show featuring Jerry Rucker, Bill Nelson, and Roy Williams discussing their bids for Dallas City Council. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 9. Incumbent Jerry Rucker wins the seat. 1987 Dallas mayoral candidates are also highlighted. Video housed on Bill Nelson's Dallas City Council Election 1987 DVD.

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1 videodisc (14 min., 35 sec.)

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  • Preferred Citation: William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0842), University of North Texas Special Collections

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William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way)

Letters, speeches, poetry, and memoirs predominately dated 1971-1990 written by mother and son, Jean and Bill Nelson. Bill Nelson was a GLBT civil rights activist who spoke out about the discrimination the gay community and persons with AIDS faced in the 1980s. After Bill passed away in 1990 from AIDS-related complications, Jean attended events in his memory.

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Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

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  • 1987

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[Footage of City Council candidates on KERA talk show], video, 1987; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc827336/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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