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Descriptive Summary
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Symposia represented in this collection:
Subjects
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Inventory
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A Guide to the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
Collection
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| Creator: | Sweatt (Heman) Symposium |
| Title: | Heman Sweatt Symposium on
Civil Rights Collection |
| Dates: | 1987-1999 |
| Abstract: | Audio and video
material from the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, established at the
University of Texas at Austin as a way to address racial issues facing
African-Americans in the community and legal system. |
| Extent: | 2
ft. |
| Language: | Materials are written in
English. |
| Repository: | Center for American History,The
University of Texas at Austin |
The Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
at the University of Texas at Austin started in 1987 as a way to address racial
issues facing African-Americans in the community and legal system. Each year
brings a new topic and new guest speaker, including Rev. Jesse Jackson,
attorney Johnnie Cochran, and poet Nikki Giovanni.
The event is named
after Heman Sweatt, the first African American admitted into the UT Law School.
After applying to the University of Texas Law School in 1946 and having been
denied admission on the basis of race, Mr. Sweatt and the NAACP sued the
University in the landmark case, Sweatt vs. Painter. In 1950, the U. S. Supreme
Court ruled that separate law school facilities could not provide a legal
education equal to that available at UT, making the case one of the first to
challenge the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Videocassettes, audiocassettes, and 7”
audio reels compose the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights Collection. Each
symposium discusses topics relevant to today’s society, dealing primarily with
the African-American culture as it is represented within the local community
and the national and state legal systems.
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Symposia represented in this collection:
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| 1st – Inaugural
Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, April 9-10, 1987 |
| 3rd – The
African-American Experience: The Paradox of Civil Rights, with guests William
J. Wilson and Ray Marshall, March 30-31, 1989 |
| 4th - Multiculturalism:
Different Cultures Sharing Common Ground, with guests Dr. Samuel D. Proctor and
Betty Sue Flowers, March 29-30, 1990 |
| 6th - A Sense of Origins – The
African Global Presence, with guests Joseph E. Harris, Howard Dodson, Jr., Olly
Wilson, and Deborah L. Mack, April 2-3, 1992 |
| 7th - Beyond Kente: A
Cultural Continuum from Ghana to Texas, with guests: Kofi Awoonor, Randall
Robinson, and The Ghana National Dance Ensemble, March 24-25, 1993 |
| 9th -
Civil Rights Revisited, with guest Rev. Jesse Jackson, April 19,
1995 |
| 10th - A Celebration of African American Music: Songs from the Soul
in the Struggle for Justice, with guest Barbara Conrad, April 26,
1996 |
| 12th - From Sweatt to Hopwood to Success: Solutions for Creating a
Diverse University, with guest Wilhelmina Delco, April 16-17, 1998 |
| 13th -
The Role of Art and Artists in the Struggle A Retrospective Look at Civil
Rights in the 20th Century, with guest Nikki Giovanni, April 12-16, 1999 |
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| | Conrad, Barbara. |
| | Jackson, Jesse. |
| | Sweatt, Heman. |
| | Austin (Tex.) |
| | Afro-Americans -- Civil rights. |
| | Civil Rights -- United States. |
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Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
Collection, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Inventory
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| 4Zc213 | | | Inaugural Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 |
| | | | Videocassettes, April 9-10, 1987 |
| | | | | 1st Day, April 9, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3) |
| | | | | 1st Day, April 9, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3) |
| | | | | 1st Day, April 9, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3) |
| | | | | 2nd Day, April 10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 2) |
| | | | | 2nd Day, April 10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 2) |
| | | | | Edit Master, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3)
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| | | | | Edit Master, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of
3) |
| | | | | Edit Master, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3)
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| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3, Copy 1 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3, Copy 1 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3, Copy 1 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3, Copy 2 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3, Copy 2 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3, Copy 2 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3, Copy 3 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3, Copy 3 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3, Copy 3 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3, Copy 4 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3, Copy 4 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3, Copy 4 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3, Copy 5 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 2 of 3, Copy 5 of
5) |
| | | | | Symposium, April 9-10, 1987 (Tape 3 of 3, Copy 5 of
5) |
| | | | 7” audio reels, April 9-10, 1987 |
| | | | | 1st Day: Side 1 – Part 1, Side 2 – Part 3, April 9,
1987 |
| | | | | 1st Day: Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, April 9,
1987 |
| | | | | 1st Day: Side 1 – Part 5 (conclusion), Side 2 –
Blank, April 9, 1987 |
| | | | | 2nd Day: Side 1 – Part 1, Side 2 – Part 3, April
10, 1987 |
| | | | | 2nd Day: Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, April 10,
1987 |
| | | | | 2nd Day: Side 1 – Part 5, Side 2 – Blank, April 10,
1987 |
| | | 3rd Annual Symposium videocassettes, March 30-31, 1989 |
| | | | Law School Auditorium, First 2 hrs, Master #1, March
30, 1989 |
| | | | Law School Auditorium, Last 30 mins, Master #2, March
30, 1989 |
| | | | Bass Lecture Hall, 2 hrs, Master, March 31,
1989 |
| | | | Flawn Lecture Hall, 2 hrs, Master, March 31,
1989 |
| | | | Law School Courtroom, 2 hrs, Master, March 31,
1989 |
| | | | Law School Auditorium, First 2 hrs, March 30, 1989
(Tape 1 of 2, Copy 1 of 2) |
| | | | Law School Auditorium, Last 30 mins, March 30, 1989
(Tape 2 of 2, Copy 1 of 2) |
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| 4Zc214 | | | | Law School Auditorium, First 2 hrs, March 30, 1989
(Tape 1 of 2, Copy 2 of 2) |
| | | | Law School Auditorium, Last 30 mins, March 30, 1989
(Tape 2 of 2, Copy 2 of 2) |
| | | | Bass Lecture Hall, 2 hrs, March 31, 1989 |
| | | | Flawn Lecture Hall, 2 hrs, March 31, 1989 (Copy 1 of
2) |
| | | | Flawn Lecture Hall, 2 hrs, March 31, 1989 (Copy 2 of
2) |
| | | | Law School Courtroom, 2 hrs, March 31, 1989 (Copy 1 of
2) |
| | | | Law School Courtroom, 2 hrs, March 31, 1989 (Copy 2 of
2) |
| | | 4th Annual Symposium 7” audio reels from LBJ Auditorium,
March 29, 1990 |
| | | | Side 1 – Part 1, Side 2 – Part 3, March 29,
1990 |
| | | | Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, March 29, 1990 (Copy
1 of 4) |
| | | | Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, March 29, 1990 (Copy
2 of 4) |
| | | | Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, March 29, 1990 (Copy
3 of 4) |
| | | | Side 1 – Part 2, Side 2 – Part 4, March 29, 1990 (Copy
4 of 4) |
| | | 6th Annual Symposium audiocassettes, [April 2-3], 1992 |
| | | | Sweatt #1, [April 2-3], 1992 [Cassette is missing,
although holder is not.] |
| | | | Sweatt #1 cont., [April 2-3], 1992 |
| | | | Sweatt #2, [April 2-3] 1992 |
| | | | Sweatt #3, [April 2-3], 1992 |
| | | 7th Annual Symposium 7” audio reels, March 24, 1993 |
| | | | Parts 1 and 3, March 24, 1993 |
| | | | Parts 2 and 4, March 24, 1993 |
| | | | Parts 5 and 7, March 24, 1993 |
| | | 9th Annual Symposium videocassette of keynote address by
Rev. Jesse Jackson, [April 19, 1995] |
| | | 9th Annual Symposium videocassette of keynote address by
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 10th Annual Symposium videocassettes, [April 26, 1996] |
| | | | A Celebration of African American Music: “Songs from
the Soul in the Struggle for Justice” featuring Barbara Conrad, [April 26, 1996] |
| | | | Sweatt Symposium featuring Barbara Conrad,
[April 26, 1996] |
| | | 12th Annual Symposium videocassette, April 17, 1998 |
| | | 13th Annual Symposium videocassette of “The Struggle:
Hip Hop Culture and Rap Music”, Original Master, 12 m., 38 s., April 14, 1999 |
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