Blowout: A Community’s Engagement with Fracking

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• Winston Bruce
  Winston Bruce is a third generation Deacon for St. James Baptist Church and he talks about what his educational experience was and how there was a lot of religion incorporated within the school teachings.
• Yolanda Harris
  Yolanda Harris has been in Pilot Point since 1963, and she talks of her school life and the environment during the time of integration.
• Willie Pearl's Education
  Willie Pearl is a 94 year old originating from Pilot Point, and during her interview she speaks of her school days.
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• Baptism (1900s)
  Image of a southern baptism taken somewhere in the southern region of the United States between 1900 and 1906.
• Rockville Plantation congregation (1863)
  African American church congregation from "Rockville Plantation Negro church," Charleston, South Carolina
• Picture of Edmund Davis
  Picture of Edmund Davis, Republican Governor of Texas during Reconstruction.
• Photograph of Prohibition Rally in Jacksonville, Texas
  Copy negative of a Jacksonville "Wets" Rally. Men stand in front of a hardware store. Some of them hold signs, while others sit on wheelbarrows.
• Farmer's Alliance Banner
  Illustration of the first banner of the Southern Farmers' Alliance.
• Picture of James "Cyclone" Davis
  Photography of James "Cyclone" Davis, a noted Populist in Texas.
• Map of the Military Districts during Reconstruction
  Map showing the military districts during Reconstruction.
• Clipping from the Post-Signal on November 6, 1908
  Clipping from the Pilot Point Post-Signal on November 6, 1908.
• 1880 Census Risom Shears
  The 1880 Census of Denton County which depicts Risom Sheral living with several other migrants from Alabama.
• Pearlie Mae Simpson - St. John's Clean Up Efforts
  Pearlie Mae Simpson discusses the clean up efforts of St. John's Cemetery.
• Number of Texas State Senators by Party
  Chart depicting the number of Texas State Senators by political party.
• Number of Texas State Representatives by Party
  Chart depicting the number of Texas State Representatives by political party.
• John White - Modern events surrounding St. John's
  A clip of John White discussing his interest and the restoration efforts of St. John's cemetery.
• John White - St. John's
  A short clip of John White discussing the St. John's cemetery and community.
• Percentage of Votes for Governor by Party
  Chart depicting the percentage of votes for Texas State Governor by party. Some party affiliations were condensed into "Third Party - Other" based on their significance.
• Ward Chapel AME
  Picture of Ward Chapel AME in New Town
• Pearlie Mae Simpson - School
  Pearlie Mae Simpson talks about school.
• Willie Pearl Jackson - Racism
  Willie Pearl Jackson touches on the topic of racism.
• Willie Pearl Jackson - St. John's
  Willie Pearl Jackson talks about St. John's Church
• Winston Bruce - St. James
  Winston Bruce talks about St. James
• Winston Bruce - Cemetery
  Winston Bruce gives his opinion on St. John's cemetery.