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Peter Beard Journal_127

Item

A handwritten journal entry dated July 4, 2020, reflecting on historical inequalities and the significance of the 19th Amendment.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_127
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open journal with a black page on the left and a yellow page on the right. The black page is blank except for a white label at the top left corner that reads "July 4, 2020." The yellow page contains handwritten text discussing historical inequalities and the 19th Amendment. The handwriting is in cursive and includes some underlining and circles around specific words for emphasis. The journal is held together with a metal clip at the top.
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
Today we celebrate a piece of paper and the beginning of a war.
depended on the barbarous
institution of slavery to
make money not having their
money not having their
The beautiful picture
of a country of liberty
and justice for all
has yet to leap from
words on a piece of
paper.
Women were considered
so inconsequential that
they weren't "given" the
vote till 1920.
The beautiful ideals
Rights
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Is Part Of
Peter Beard Journal
Relation
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