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    Identifier

    10022981

    Description

    Charlotte Burton, a freshman pre-law student studying at The University of Texas at Arlington, after being named Miss Black UTA. In its fifth year, the pageant was held at the end of Black History Week and included talent presentations, gospel singing, and fashion modeling. The pageant was sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and judges included Reby Cary, UTA associate dean of student life; John White, students' attorney; James Hawkins, equal opportunity officer; Mae Watts of KDFW (Channel 4) television news; and Deralyn Davis, regional director of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Burton won a $150 scholarship and will ride in the annual homecoming parade as an official UTA hostess. Her name will be placed on a plaque in the UTA Minority Cultural Center. The first Miss Black UTA pageant was held in 1973.

    Archival Date

    1977-02

    Collection Name

    University of Texas at Arlington News Service Photograph Collection

    Collection Number

    AR387-21-24 [Frame 12]

    Original Format

    Negatives, Black & White

    File Format

    JPG

    Rights

    Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

    Subjects

    Pageants; Portrait photographs; Student

    Names

    Burton, Charlotte; University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Tex.)

    Subjects

    Pageants; Portrait photographs; Student

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