Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Collection, 1984-[ca.1986]

White, Mark, 1940-

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Mark Wells White, Jr. was born in Henderson, Texas on March 17, 1940. He attended Houston public schools and Baylor University, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1962 and a law degree from Baylor Law School in 1965. White worked briefly in a private legal practice in Houston before serving three years as an Assistant Attorney General. In 1969, he returned to Houston to a private practice until 1973 when Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed him Secretary of State....

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Educated at Fisk University, he did graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. Du Bois became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Due to his contributions in the African-American community he was seen as a member of a Black elite that supported some aspects ...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Texas State historical association

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The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) was organized in 1897 with the general objectives of promoting historical studies, particularly the discovery, collection, preservation and publication of historical material pertaining to Texas. TSHA publishes the "Southwestern Historical Quarterly," the "Handbook of Texas," and the "Junior Historian," and holds educational programs dedicated to the field of Texas history. The TSHA's permanent quarters are in the Center for American History, on the ...

Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History

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The Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc., affiliated with the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, is a non-profit organization incorporated under the law of the state of Texas. Its mission is to stimulate awareness, research, and funding of activities pertaining to black history and heritage of Texas and Mexico. Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History is the ...

Delco, Wilhelmina R. (Wilhelmina Ruth), 1929-

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Ten term member of the Texas House of Representatives; b. Wilhelmina Ruth Fitzgerald; married Exalton Alfonso Delco. From the description of Wilhelmina Delco archives, 1995-1996. (Prairie View A&M University). WorldCat record id: 70972019 First African American elected to the Austin School Board (1969) and from District 37 to the Texas House of Representatives (1974). One of five women selected by the Austin American-Statesman as Outstanding Women of the Year in 1969. Aw...

Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.

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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...

Zisman, Milton

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Wade, Melvin

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Fontaine, A. J.

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Barrientos, Gonzalo

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Texas state senator. Born July 20, 1941, in Galveston, Texas. Barrientos was the first Mexican American elected state representative in Texas. He held that office from 1975 to 1985. In 1984 he was elected to the Texas State Senate, where he represents Senatorial District 14 (Travis and part of Hays Counties). He is chair of the statewide Tejano Democrats organization. Prior to his election to public office, Barrientos worked as a community organizer for the National Urban League and as a program...

Cooksey, Frank

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