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Fort Worth's first African American business man, John Pratt artwork

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Belden, Dreanna L

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Photograph of Panel A of the Historic Wall at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center, chronicling the African American Marketplace that was there in 1865 to 1940. The text underneath the mural reads "Fort Worth's first African American business man was John Pratt blacksmith. 1865-1876." The public artwork and mural made of tile.1 photograph : col.
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2006 03 15
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Arts And Crafts
  3. Ethnic Groups
  4. Fort Worth
  5. Murals
  6. Paintings
  7. People
  8. Places
  9. Tarrant County
  10. Texas
  11. United States

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