Forgotten Dignity: The Black Community of Bonham, Texas. A Photographic History 1880-1930

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Collection of portraits and other photographs, "depicting the history of the Blacks in the Bonham area" (p. 1), annotated with brief descriptions and biographical notes.

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35 p. : ill, ports. ; 22 cm.

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Stephens, Pat July 1984.

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Collection of portraits and other photographs, "depicting the history of the Blacks in the Bonham area" (p. 1), annotated with brief descriptions and biographical notes.

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35 p. : ill, ports. ; 22 cm.

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Contents: Mrs. Kitty Inge -- Emma Edwards and Daughter -- Annie Garrett and Melissa Caldwell -- Willie Ross -- Amos Ross -- Odis and Ardis McNeal (Twins) -- Marie Smith, Naomi & Nathaniel -- Herbert Silas Chapman -- Robert B. Chapman - Kitty Carraway & Children -- Rev. George W. Carraway -- Jerry Chinner -- George Kimbrough -- Ravenna School 1930s -- Spoonmore School 1937 -- Dr. McRuffin -- Mrs. Dorothy Railback -- Alcenia Walton & M. B. Walton -- Washington School 1950s -- Rebecca Jones -- Tom & Nancy Stewart Jones -- Lonnie Lela Bennett -- Estella Henson -- Bethleham Baptist Church Group -- Tommy Harris -- Pete Johnson _ Sam Harvey -- Emmett Elliott -- Cotton Picking -- William Turner -- Mrs. M. C. Harris, Evangelist -- Roberta Dodd Crawford -- Eugene Walters -- Lindwood Hill -- Edrena Rayford

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Stephens, Pat. Forgotten Dignity: The Black Community of Bonham, Texas. A Photographic History 1880-1930, pamphlet, July 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1435530/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Historical Commission.

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