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[Letter to Mica England from Bill Clinton]

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A letter from President Bill Clinton to Mica England. The letter references England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department who had an anti-gay hiring policy.

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1 p.

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Clinton, Bill July 2, 1993.

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This letter is part of the collection entitled: Mica England Collection (The Dallas Way) and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 2047 times, with 21 in the last month. More information about this letter can be viewed below.

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A letter from President Bill Clinton to Mica England. The letter references England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department who had an anti-gay hiring policy.

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1 p.

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  • Preferred Citation: Mica England Collection (The Dallas Way), UNT Special Collections

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Mica England Collection (The Dallas Way)

Legal documents, correspondence, a press release, newspaper articles, a press kit, photographs, and a video related to Mica England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department (DPD): England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas. On July 10, 1989, England was denied employment with the DPD because she was a lesbian.

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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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  • July 2, 1993

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  • April 20, 2020, 8:25 a.m.

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Clinton, Bill. [Letter to Mica England from Bill Clinton], letter, July 2, 1993; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1634432/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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