OH 1609 | Oral History

OH 1609

GAYLE, James (b. 1938)

Notable: African American North Texas State University alumnus
African American North Texas State University alumnus. Childhood in Waco, Texas, Artesia, New Mexico, and Fort Worth, Texas; experience as basketball player at Fort Worth’s all-black Terrell High School; comparison of race relations in Waco, Artesia, and Fort Worth; decision to attend North Texas and enroll in ROTC program; “neutral” stance of North Texas administration toward black students and “self-support” system among students; experience as a boarder in “Shack Town” neighborhood of Denton; relationships with professors and white students; perception of what he gained from North Texas experience.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 36 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Brian Cervantez
Date of Interview July 14, 2006

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