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Escape From Camp Ford!, Vicki Betts
Escape From Camp Ford!, Vicki Betts
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Accounts by federal prisoners of war who tried to escape from Camp Ford, Texas, 1863-1865.
Benjamin Goss And Universe Community, Vicki Betts
Benjamin Goss And Universe Community, Vicki Betts
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Biography of Benjamin Goss, the leader of an African American freedom colony east of Tyler, Texas.
Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute, 1920, Vicki Betts
Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute, 1920, Vicki Betts
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A look at early schools for African Americans in Smith County, Texas, with a reprint of the minutes and roster of the 1920 Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute.
Universe Cemetery, Vicki Betts
Universe Cemetery, Vicki Betts
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History of Universe Cemetery, an African American site in Smith County, Texas, and the research that lead to its Texas Historic Cemetery designation.