Homecoming Heritage
NOV. 18, 1949H
igh schools and universities across Texas are gearing up for the autumnal tradition of
homecoming, when alumni return for special events like the homecoming football game.
Fort Worth photographer Calvin Littlejohn (1909-93) captured this Friday night scene,
complete with traditional homecoming mums, at I.M. Terrell High School. The school opened in 1882
as Fort Worth’s first black school under segregation and operates today as the I.M. Terrell Academy.
With his focus on the African American community, Littlejohn left behind an invaluable record of
20th-century life in Fort Worth. His photos, which are archived at the Briscoe Center for American
History at the University of Texas at Austin, are the basis for the 2009 book, Calvin Littlejohn:
Portrait of a Community in Black and White.Know of any fascinating vintage Texas photographs? Send copies or ideas to [email protected].VINTAGE
Photo: Calvin Littlejohn Photographic Archive, e_cl_0217, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin