Flyer for the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 13, 1991 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The event featured Cissy Houston and a large choir.
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Flyer for the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 13, 1991 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The event featured Cissy Houston and a large choir.
[8th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert", tape 1 of 6] - ark:/67531/metadc1997755
[8th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert", tape 6 of 6] - ark:/67531/metadc1997756
Collections
This pamphlet is part of the following collection of related materials.
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records
Event photographs from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Incorporated (TBAAL), a Dallas-based nonprofit. Some items in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a public service announcement for the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. featuring Tramaine Hawkins. The VHS tape announces the date and time of the performance to be January 14th, 1996.
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The concert featured Cissy Houston and a 200 voice choir. The tape includes the opening of the concert with a large gospel choir singing and swaying to the music followed by two male speakers who speak for the remainder of the tape.
[8th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert", tape 1 of 6] - ark:/67531/metadc1997755
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The concert featured Cissy Houston and a 200 voice choir. The tape includes the ending of the concert with Curtis King giving closing remarks.
[8th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert", tape 6 of 6] - ark:/67531/metadc1997756
Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.[Flyer: Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement],
pamphlet,
January 31, 1991;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616209/:
accessed June 10, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.