[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Passenger Car]

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Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company passenger car. Several Black men are seated along the seats of the passenger car, with two rows of chairs with a center aisle and lunette windows on the car's sides. Four white men stand in the back of the car.

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Smith, W. D. July 1948.

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Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

Founded in 1974 by activist and historian Lenora Rolla, the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society is a nonprofit educational and public service organization located in Fort Worth. It collects, preserves, and makes available materials that document, interpret, and empower all areas of the African-American experience in Tarrant County, Texas.

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Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company passenger car. Several Black men are seated along the seats of the passenger car, with two rows of chairs with a center aisle and lunette windows on the car's sides. Four white men stand in the back of the car.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • July 1948

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  • March 7, 2024, 10:07 a.m.

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Smith, W. D. [First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Passenger Car], photograph, July 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1645409/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society.

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