OH 0709 | Oral History

OH 0709

Homemaker, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early educational experiences in East Texas; Tennyson Miller and Abner Haynes, their impact on the desegregation of North Texas State College; her personal experiences as a student at North Texas State College; student stand-ins at the Campus Theatre; desegregation of local restaurants; comments about the Denton white power structure; job opportunities project; group’s early meetings and social activities; desegregation of Denton public schools; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; voter registration.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 35 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Jane Harris
Date of Interview December 8, 1987

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