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OH 1585

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKIRKPATRICK, Herbert II (b. *)
Notable infoAfrican American North Texas State University alumnus

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1585
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAfrican-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Memories of childhood in Stop Six neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas; experience of attending all-black public schools throughout most of 1960s; perception that African Americans “lost out” in desegregation of schools in Fort Worth; importance of education as a family value; decision to attend North Texas in 1970 and efforts to find activities that interested him; involvement in North Texas gymnastics team; social interactions with African-American and white students; graduation from North Texas with degree in psychology and minor in rehabilitation psychology; career as public school teacher and guidance counselor.
Interviewer(s)Randy Miller
Physical Description64 pp.
Terms of UseOpen