https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/c77d13456035f7b0782e04d44613466e.jpeg 47a353f5e2e1f3f897062cd843cf8be5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These records are public records of the State of Texas held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. As works of state government, they are not subject to copyright and are freely available for research and educational use. Relation A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Original Format: Paper Physical Dimensions: Standard file paper 8.5 x 11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Observation (from Poetry Group)" by Muriel Sage Banks, Board Member Files Newsletter, Page 8 Subject The topic of the resource Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths--Student life; Black students with disabilities--Creative writing--Texas--Austin; Poetry--Texas--20th century; Disability--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin Description An account of the resource Page 8 of a typed newsletter or report from the Texas State Board of Control Board Member Files, containing a poem titled "Observation (from Poetry Group)" authored by Muriel Sage Banks, a student at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths in Austin, Texas. The poem reflects on suffering, resilience, and the suppression of visible grief, with the refrain "Only the ones with little sorrows cry aloud." The same page contains administrative notes referencing residents of the State Colored Orphan Home by name, including Abraham Young, age 96, and Lucius M. McAdams, reflecting the Texas State Board of Control's consolidated oversight of multiple segregated eleemosynary institutions. Filed among Board Member Files, this document provides rare direct evidence of student creative life and intellectual interiority within the segregated institution, offering a counterpoint to administrative and inspection records documenting material conditions at the Institute for Colored Youths. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Banks, Muriel Sage Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas State Board of Control Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown; document retrieved 2026-03-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Deaf Blind and Dumb for Colored Youth and Orphans, Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These records are public records of the State of Texas held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. As works of state government, they are not subject to copyright and are freely available for research and educational use. Relation A related resource Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1; Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed document, single page Language A language of the resource english Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Banks, Muriel Sage. "Observation (from Poetry Group)." Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas. African American literature Austin Texas creative expression Disability history emotional restraint grief institutional life Muriel Sage Banks Poetry resilience Segregation Texas Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youth Texas State Colored Orphan Home