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[News Script: Marshall]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about students of Wiley College and Bishop College being arrested for protesting segregation at lunch counters in the town of Marshall.
Date: April 2, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wiley College]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story by news reporter Lee Elsesser about the reopening of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The school administration had closed the college following student demonstrations and boycotts which called for the resignation of school president T. W. Colle, the employment of more African American teachers, and the reinstatement of a football program. This story includes an interview with trustee Reverend W. B. Randolph.
Date: March 12, 1969
Duration: 51 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wiley College]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story by news reporter Lee Elsesser about the reopening of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The school administration had closed the college following student demonstrations and boycotts which called for the resignation of school president T. W. Colle, the employment of more African American teachers, and the reinstatement of a football program. This story begins with an audio recording and includes Elsesser's intervie… more
Date: March 12, 1969
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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