Waggoner Carr at McMurry University Commencement (1966)

This series of film clips document Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr attending a meeting at the Texas Capital followed by the 1966 commencement ceremony at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he is awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law and delivers the graduation address. Carr uses his speech to denounce the violent riots occurring in the past years, perhaps in relation to the Civil Rights movement.