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[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, March 8, 1852

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his mother, Sarah Osterhout, regarding his time in Bellville, Texas since his recent move there. He was undecided about whether or not he would remain in the county or travel around Texas. He wrote about how sparse buildings were where he lived and that the way wealth was measured there was not by amount of land, but by the amount of slaves owned. Many in the area had begun growing their own gardens and he had learned from them that he needed to be carefu… more
Date: March 8, 1852
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
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Partner: Austin College
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["14th Amendment: Race Immigration and Transformation in the 21st Century" tape 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on the 14th amendment, race, immigration, and transformation in the 21st century led by Curtis King on January 8th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the economics of immigration and the phrase "immigration is the new slavery".
Date: January 8, 2011
Duration: 58 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
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Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Melton Guilty]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the white slavery trial of 31-year old John Hugh Melton, who is determined guilty and is imposed a four year sentence.
Date: July 8, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Melton Guilty]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the white slavery trial of 31-year old John Hugh Melton, who is determined guilty and is imposed a four year sentence.
Date: July 8, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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