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Peter Beard Journal_084

Item

A collection of documents and promotional materials, including a Netflix poster and a book cover, is displayed in an open book.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_084
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open book with various items placed inside. On the left page, there is a document with text related to Amendment 13, which abolishes slavery. On the right page, there is a Netflix promotional poster for a documentary titled "13th," directed by Ava DuVernay. The poster features an American flag and an image of a person in prison attire. Below the poster, there is a reference to the book "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book cover is partially visible, with the title and author's name clearly displayed. The pages are slightly disorganized, with some papers sticking out and others overlapping.
Identifier
005_041820-070420_peter_beard
Dates Completed
April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
Keywords
Brandon Woodard; Prison; ONE BULLET; Unfinished chapter; Dallas Morning News; Follow-up story; Brandon’s Story; Tom Huang; Editor; Woodard family; Correspondence; Michael Unit; Texas Prisons; Tennessee Colony; Large family; Peter Beard; Disappearance; Death; Art hero; Peter Beard piece; Encounters with Peter Beard; Writing return; Lee Marvin; Cat Ballou; Old gunslinger; Boyd Gallery; Deep Ellum; Peter Beard exhibit; Inwood Theatre; Peter Beard film; Covid-19; Pandemic; Despicable leadership; Kelly; Ankle surgery; Gratitude; 29 Pieces; We thrive; Darcy Beck; Death of husband; Response to story; Peter Beard photos; Me with Peter Beard; Dallas Morning News article; Police killings; Race relations; Demonstrations; Headlines; Black Lives Matter; George Floyd; The Terrible Lessons of Life; Love Project; Online presentation; Zoom; Region 10 Education Service Center; LOVE workshop; White folks; Vengeful God; Quotidian joys; Journeyman, Inc.; DaVerse Lounge; 13th; Feelings; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Setu Retreat; Mad Maxish dream; Cocktail dresses; Betsy Bock; Elvis Presley; Paradise Lost; Satan; Hero; God-forsaken year; Gretchen; Breast cancer; Illnesses; Covid-19 deaths; Feeling words collage; Milton Glaser; Death; Art hero; Lizi Boyd; Reconnection; Reasons not to do Brandon Woodard story; 4th of July memories; Barbara Boster Phillipp; Anniversary of death; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Re-read; Transcript; Peter Beard story
Transcription
Left Page:
Amendment 13
Abolition of slavery
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Right Page:
NETFLIX
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
FROM AVA DUVERNAY
DIRECTOR OF SELMA
FROM SLAVE TO CRIMINAL WITH ONE AMENDMENT
13TH
October 7
TA-NEHISI COATES
BETWEEN
THE WORLD
AND ME
Rights
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Is Part Of
Peter Beard Journal
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