A candlelight vigil was held on April 10, 1981 at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) commemorating the 23 young Black people slain in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil, sponsored by the Black Students Union, was conducted outside the UTA library. A small oak tree was planted in the victims' memory at Cooper Street and Campus Drive, as participants sang "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and "We Shall Overcome."
Item: Candlelight vigil at UTA
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Candlelight vigil at UTA. (1981). Retrieved from https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10019720Chicago/Turabian
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. "Candlelight vigil at UTA." UTA Libraries Digital Gallery. 1981. AccessedMay 14, 2024
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Candlelight vigil at UTA. 1981. UTA Libraries Digital Gallery, https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10019720. Accessed14 May 2024
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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6 04/11/1981 #7480 [Frame 12]
Identifier: 10019720
Title: Candlelight vigil at UTA
Creator: Ennis, Ron T. (Photographer)
Description: A candlelight vigil was held on April 10, 1981 at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) commemorating the 23 young Black people slain in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil, sponsored by the Black Students Union, was conducted outside the UTA library. A small oak tree was planted in the victims' memory at Cooper Street and Campus Drive, as participants sang "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and "We Shall Overcome."
Date Created: 1981-04-10
Coverage: 1980s
Category: United States, University of Texas at Arlington
Subject Term: University of Texas at Arlington, Vigils, Memorial service, Candles
Location: Arlington (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Candlelight vigil at UTA
Creator: Ennis, Ron T. (Photographer)
Description: A candlelight vigil was held on April 10, 1981 at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) commemorating the 23 young Black people slain in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil, sponsored by the Black Students Union, was conducted outside the UTA library. A small oak tree was planted in the victims' memory at Cooper Street and Campus Drive, as participants sang "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and "We Shall Overcome."
Date Created: 1981-04-10
Coverage: 1980s
Category: United States, University of Texas at Arlington
Subject Term: University of Texas at Arlington, Vigils, Memorial service, Candles
Location: Arlington (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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