History of Beaumont, Texas
circ. Feb 5, 2012
Follow Similar ProgramsHosted by their Time-Warner Cable partners, the Local Content Vehicle staff visited numerous locations to explore the history and literary culture of Beaumont, Texas, where the oil industry in Texas got its start.
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Hosted by their Time-Warner Cable partners, the Local Content Vehicle staff visited numerous locations to explore the history and literary culture of Beaumont, Texas, where the oil industry in Texas got its start.
These are the segments that aired on American History TV:
The Spindletop and Lucas Gusher
Gladys City Boomtown
The Beaumont Race Riots of 1943
Corruption and the James Commission
The Texas Energy Museum
Texas Congressman Jack Brooks
The McFaddin-Ward House
Desegregation Suits in Beaumont
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
These are the segments that aired on American History TV:
The Spindletop and Lucas Gusher
Gladys City Boomtown
The Beaumont Race Riots of 1943
Corruption and the James Commission
The Texas Energy Museum
Texas Congressman Jack Brooks
The McFaddin-Ward House
Desegregation Suits in Beaumont
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
