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Mel and Norma Gabler were religious fundamentalists active in United States school textbook reform between 1961 and the 2000s based in Longview, Texas. [1]Norma Gabler started her foray into school book banning in 1961 when her son pointed out how the phrase "one nation under God" was missing from the Gettysburg Address, which inspired her to complain to the State Board of Education. [2]
From 1839, the Hutchinson Family Singers became well known for their songs supporting abolition. They sang at the White House for President John Tyler, and befriended Abraham Lincoln. [6] Their subject matter touched on relevant social issues such as abolition, the temperance movement, politics, war and women's
Lou Ann Barton (born February 17, 1954) is an American blues singer based in Austin, Texas since the 1970s. [1] AllMusic noted that "The grace, poise, and confidence she projects on-stage is part of a long tradition for women blues singers".
The Almanac Singers Almanac members Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie began playing together informally in 1940; the Almanac Singers were formed in December 1940. [36] They invented a driving, energetic performing style, based on what they felt was the best of American country string band music, black and white.
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said ...
The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five of its detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them ...
The 1990s–2000s also saw a resurgence in youth rights books. Two books important for the movement, The Scapegoat Generation and Framing Youth from the late 90s by Mike Males lay out the case that young people have been unfairly blamed for the ills of society and used as a convenient scapegoat. Males describes the attack on youth as a ...
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. We assembled these photos from the Star-Telegram archives.