KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Description
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the reaction of the African American community of Corsicana, Texas to the death of an African American man, 29-year-old Craig Thomas, who was stopped by police officers for a traffic violation and later died while in police custody on June 5th 1993. This story includes an interview with Thomas' family including his mother Estelle Washington, footage of buildings damaged by vandalism, an interview with an unidentified man about the vandalism, and a meeting with community members and community leaders as well as interim Police Chief Lewis Palos. This footage was broadcast at 6pm.1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (1 min., 33 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
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The Portal to Texas HistoryKeywords
- African Americans
- Business, Economics And Finance Communications Media
- Crimes
- Government
- Government And Law Law Enforcement Police
- News Segments
- News Stories
- People Ethnic Groups African Americans
- Television Broadcasting Of News
- Television News Programs
- Texas
- Thomas, Craig
- Video Clips
- Video Footage
- Washington, Estelle
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