Morehead, Richard M., papers, 1903-1995.

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Morehead, Richard M., papers, 1903-1995.

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Correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, literary productions, reports, speeches, pamphlets, periodicals, books, photographs and programs comprise the papers of Morehead, Dallas Morning News reporter and columnist, and include newspaper clippings of articles by Morehead, classified research files of clippings and other printed material related to education, school integration, civil rights, race relations and Blacks in Texas and the South, primarily after the 1954 school desegregation ruling from the U. S. Supreme Court.

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