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OH 0709

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKIMBLE, Betty J. (b. 1931)
ProfessionsHomemaker, Community Activist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0709
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHomemaker, 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.
Interviewer(s)Jane Harris
Physical Description35 pp.
Terms of UseOpen