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African Americans--Study and teaching

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Brenda Burt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-42
Abstract

Personal archives documenting the career of Brenda H. Burt during her various positions at the University of Texas at Austin. The papers deal with Mrs. Burt's community advocacy with minority groups on campus, particularly Black students. Also found in this collection are extensive media resources related to the history of Black students on campus and their relationship with the UT administration.

Dates: 1977-2018

Omi Osun Joni L. Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-36
Abstract Dr. Omi Osun Joni Lee Jones, professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, is an artist and scholar whose work focuses on performance ethnography, theatrical jazz, Yoruba-based aesthetics, Black feminism, and activist theatre. Dr. Jones taught at the University of Maryland, College Park (1978–1982), the College of William and Mary (1982–1983), Howard University (1984–1990), and the University of Texas at Austin (1990–2019). During her tenure at the University of Texas at Austin,...
Dates: 1961-2023