Listen along to hear of one of the gravest school tragedies, not just in Texas history, but in American history and the lasting legacy of the New London School Explosion of 1937 that affects you and I to this very day.
- Crazy for Texas October 1, 2023
- Season1, Episode3- New London School Explosion
- References
- Bible gateway passage: Isaiah 61 – new international version. Bible Gateway. (n.d.). https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61&version=NIV
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- Grant, S. (2018, August 7). Lessons from the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history. Time. https://time.com/5359158/new-london-school-explosion/
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- Jones, C. (n.d.). Forgotten Stories of the New London School Tragedy. https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1416&context=urc#:~:text=May%20God%20in%20his%20infinite,were%20former%20graduates%20of%20SFA
- Lambert, B. (2022, March 10). New London School disaster and Odorization: Blog: MRR. Midland Resource Recovery. https://www.odorizationbymrr.com/new-london-school-disaster-and-natural-gas-odorization/#:~:text=The%20London%20School%2C%20located%20in,art%20shop%20in%20the%20basement.
- Marks, M. (2018, March 16). “people didn’t talk about this”: New London, Texas remembers the day a generation died. Texas Standard. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/people-didnt-talk-about-this-new-london-texas-remembers-the-day-a-generation-died/
- Perez, A. (2014, February 10). From the margins of disaster. Latinxs in Kid Lit. https://latinosinkidlit.com/2014/02/10/from-the-margins-of-disaster/
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- Vine, K. (2013, January 21). “oh, my god! it’s our children!” Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/oh-my-god-its-our-children/
- Watlington, K. P. (2014, August). Changing the school year: The Texas experience in moving to a twelve … https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/153420/WATLINGTON-DISSERTATION-2014.pdf?sequence=1
- Find a grave Memorial: Click here
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