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Forty acres and a mule, a term for compensation that was supposedly to be awarded to freed slaves after the American Civil War RKO Forty Acres , a former film studio backlot Forty Acres is the nickname of the original "College Hill" located within the Campus of The University of Texas at Austin
In addition, 40 acres (16 ha) in the new capital of Austin were reserved and designated "College Hill", hence the colloquially term "Forty Acres" used to refer to the university. [ 5 ] After Texas was annexed , the Seventh Texas Legislature on February 11, 1858, passed O.B. 102, establishing the University of Texas and allocating $100,000 in ...
A regental policy [176] requires at least 45 percent of UT System's share of this money go to the University of Texas at Austin for "program enrichment". By taking two-thirds and multiplying it by 45 percent, UT gets 30 percent, which is the minimum amount of AUF income that can be distributed to the school under current policies.
For as long as Danielle Deadwyler has had to wait to take the lead in an action film like “40 Acres,” it takes far less time for the “Till” star to demonstrate the full range of her strengths.
RKO Forty Acres was a film studio backlot in the United States, owned by RKO Pictures (and later Desilu Productions), located in Culver City, California.Best known as Forty Acres [1] and "the back forty," [2] it was also called "Desilu Culver," [3] the "RKO backlot," and "Pathé 40 Acre Ranch," depending on which studio owned the property at the time.
The 40 Acre League's Jade Stevens sits beside Lake Putt, where the league recently purchased 650 acres. The land will be adapted for recreation and minority-owned small outdoor ventures in ...
The Littlefield House is a historic home in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.The home was built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, who was a successful businessman in the bank and cattle trades and a major benefactor to UT.
The 40 Acre Conservation League acquired more than 650 acres of Sierra forest land in the Emigrant Gap area of Placer County in August, using a $3 million award from a pair of conservation groups ...