Jossie Brooks on Busing to and from Fort Worth
Busing
Jossie Brooks recounts the daily trips Mansfield's black students embarked on to and from school in Fort Worth, Texas.
UNT Oral History Program
UNT Oral History Program
April 9, 2015
Jossie Brooks on Farr Best Movie Theater
Recreation segregation
Jossie Brooks recalls the segregated town theater, Farr Best Movie Theater, in Mansfield, Texas.
UNT Oral History Program
UNT Oral History Program
April 9, 2015
Jackson v. Rawdon - US Court of Appeals - Appellant Brief
Appellant Brief filed for Jackson v. Rawdon to US Court of Appeals
Appellant Brief filed with US Court of Appeals on May 7, 1956 by L. Clifford Davis requesting reversal in Fifth District Court in the case of Jackson v. Rawdon.
The National Archives at Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-05-07
Mansfield School District - Unanimous resolution not to integrate
Document stating unanimous decision by board of trustees for Mansfield Independent School District not to integrate Mansfield High School for the school year 1956-1957.
Document stating unanimous decision by the school board not to integrate for the 1956-1957 school year. The final paragraph in the document states that if the document is denied, rather than be jailed, the board will comply with the provisions of the court's order.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
Undated, Circa August 1956 - from Bethlehem Baptist Church Archives
Jackson v. Rawdon - November 7, 1955 - Transcript of Proceedings
Transcript of proceedings from the November 7, 1955 hearing.
Transcript of proceedings from the Jackson v. Rawdon case, originally heard in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas - Fort Worth Division on November 7, 1955.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-07
Jackson v. Rawdon - Petition for appeal - Filed by Gooch
Petition for appeal filed by J.A. Gooch to the United States Court of Appeals.
Petition for appeal filed by J.A. Gooch on judgment dated August 27, 1956.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-08-30
Jackson v. Rawdon - Notification of Summons for R.L. Huffman for appearances November 7, 1955 and September 17, 1956.
Two separate notices made by L. Clifford Davis regarding summons for R.L. Huffman.
Two separate notices regarding appearances by R.L. Huffman.
The first is notification sent informing J.A. Gooch of oral deposition of Huffman and Rawdon to take place on September 17, 1956.
The second document is an order for R.L. Huffman to appear on November 7, 1955.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-04; 1956-09-06
Jackson v. Rawdon - Judgement by Judge Estes, November 23, 1955
Judgement by Judge Estes in the case of Jackson v. Radon heard on November 7, 1955.
Judge Estes dismisses the case on behalf of the plaintiffs.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-23
September 27, 1955 - Mansfield School Board Minutes
Meeting minutes from a regular school board meeting held September 27, 1956.
During a regular school board meeting on September 27, 1955, a reports were given by the segregation committee and the bus driver for "negro bus".
Mansfield Independent School District - School Board Minutes
Mansfield Independent School Board
1955-09-27
November 8, 1955 - Mansfield School Board Minutes
Minutes from a called School Board Meeting on November 8, 1955.
One day after court proceedings in Jackson v. Rawdon, a school board meeting is called and a contract with T.M. Moody from 1950, allowing him use of water from the "colored" school is discontinued.
Mansfield Independent School District - School Board Minutes
Mansfield Independent School District
1955-11-08