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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1983
Page
16
Juneteenth celebration marks freedom and unity in Texas
Curtis Norris and Pearl Norris recall segregation while planning a Sunday Juneteenth observance at House of Prayer Baptist Church in Odessa. They describe emancipation as a real holiday like the Fourth of July and urge teaching children about slavery’s history to honor ancestors and promote racial harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Pearl
Galveston
Bill Clements
Odessa
Southside
Senior Citizens Center
House of Prayer Baptist Church
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
Norrises
Rs. Norris
Big Spring
Juneteenth Jubilee on KERA channel 13 schedule
Channel 13 TV plans a 21 hour Juneteenth Jubilee honoring black culture. The lineup includes tributes to Eubie Blake and a 100th birth celebration featuring Lola Alana Patti LaBelle and Stevie Wonder. Robert Sanders, station manager, confirms programming begins 6 p.m. Saturday and runs to 7 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Ohetre Meile Vaileeli
Simo Ciallen
Wellela Ce
Ray Sanders
Channel 13
Irs
David Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
Cubie Blake
Lola Alana
Patti LaBelle
Stevie Wonder
Oan
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Jacqueline Toller Sorbreight
Curtis Norris
RDM Ee
Mee
Maya Angelou
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