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[News Script: NAACP Youth Council]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a membership drive for NAACP Youth Council.
Date: May 10, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: NAACP]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a presentation purposing a NAACP Youth Council.
Date: May 9, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Joe L. Atkins, June 20, 1995

Description: Interview with educator Joe L. Atkins from Jefferson, Texas. In the interview, Atkins discusses his experiences and role in the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's. He also recollects memories such as his rejection for admission, the Atkins v. Matthews case, early civil rights activities with the NAACP Youth Council in Dallas, and his decision to attend the Texas Western College. Atkins comments on several civil rights leaders such as Juanita Craft, Thurgood Marshall, and W… more
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Date: June 20, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Atkins, Joe L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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