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OH 1922

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBROADNAX, Clarence (b. 1940)
Notable infoCivil Rights Activist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1922
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionCivil rights activist and small business owner. Role played in the desegregation of Piccadilly Cafeteria in downtown Dallas in 1964 and in the Dallas civil rights movement more generally. Thoughts on other Dallas civil rights leaders and organizations. Childhood in Karnack, Texas; career in the women’s beauty business; thoughts on effects of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and contemporary civil rights issues.
Interviewer(s)Aaron Fichera
Physical Description84 pp.
Terms of UseOpen