Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959

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Text of an obituary for Vada Phillips Felder, including background biographical information, statements from those who knew her, and a summary of and interview about hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a trip he took to Fort Worth.

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Smith, Diane July 31, 2008.

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Text of an obituary for Vada Phillips Felder, including background biographical information, statements from those who knew her, and a summary of and interview about hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a trip he took to Fort Worth.

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Photograph of Veda Phillips Felder, visible from the chest up, looking toward her right. She is wearing a light-colored shirt with dark edging around the collar, pearl necklace, and round earrings.

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Smith, Diane. Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959, article, July 31, 2008; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1223187/: accessed June 7, 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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