Desegregation Suits in Beaumont, Texas
Robert Robertson gave a tour of the Texas District Courtroom where Judge Lamar Cecil heard two civil rights cases in 1955 and 1956. Six African American golfers filed suit for the right to u…
551 viewsRobert Robertson gave a tour of the Texas District Courtroom where Judge Lamar Cecil heard two civil rights cases in 1955 and 1956. Six African American golfers filed suit for the right to u…
551 viewsRobert Robertson talked about the race riot that started on June 15, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas, as white shipyard workers confronted black workers after hearing that a local white woman had a…
2,372 viewsRobert Robertson talked about longtime Democratic Representative and Committee Chair Jack Brooks. Defeated for re-election in 1994, Representative Brooks' 40-year career included helping to …
302 viewsMs. Davis moderated a panel discussion on the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Authors who had written books about the civil rights movement discussed the administration of former Preside…
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