One History, Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles
One History, Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles
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The One History. Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles series is an oral history podcast brought to you by the Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society and Texas Christian University’s AddRan College of Liberal Arts Center for Texas Studies. Through interviews and conversations, the podcast captures Tarrant County’s history through many voices of its diverse inhabitants in order to holistically embrace and preserve its rich and complicated history for future generations.
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The podcast focuses on the rich and varied history of Tarrant County, with episodes highlighting significant figures, cultural events, and community contributions, such as the inaugural episode featuring Opal Lee, a prominent activist known as Juneteenth's Grandmother, and future topics could delve into local traditions, civil rights history, and oral testimonies from diverse community members.
The One History. Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles series is an oral history podcast brought to you by the Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society and Texas Christian University’s AddRan College of Liberal Arts Center for Texas Studies. Through interviews and conversations, the podcast captures Tarrant County’s history through many voices of its diverse inhabitants in order to holistically embrace and preserve its rich and complicated history for future generations.
On this episode of “One History, Many Voices: The Tarrant County Chronicles”, we commemorate Juneteenth with former Judge Maryellen Hicks. The first African American and female municipal court judge appointed in Fort Worth joins us to explain how judicial law has evolved both nationally and internationally, and if Tarrant County laws have truly progressed since the 1970’s. We would like to warn our listeners that there is some explicit language used in this episode, so listen at your own discretion.
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