Elected first woman mayor of Marshall, Texas, in 1994. Her legacy of work, fund-raising and restoration efforts in Marshall and East Texas. Accomplishments include founding the Marshall Public Library, construction of the Marshall Civic Center Auditorium and the restoration of the Harrison County Courthouse. Kariel tells of her life-long commitment and duties in civic and cultural leadership and preservation and in transportation issues affecting East Texas, serving on a variety of local and regional transportation committees. More information on Mrs.

For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Childhood; civil rights victories; experiences of racism and segregation; Civil Rights Movement; family background; educational and professional background; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; Quakertown; continued community involvement; activism; contemporary civil rights issues and groups; contemporary status of civil rights.

For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Contemporary state of civil rights progress; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; discrimination; poverty; Quakertown; continued community involvement; women’s rights; educational and professional background; activism; contemporary civil rights issues; contemporary politics; whiteness of black movies.