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OH 0731

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCHEEK, Pat (b. ca. 1937)
ProfessionsSchoolteacher, Community Activist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0731
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionSchoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early experiences with segregation; segregation in Denton; decision to join the Fellowship; group’s social activities; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; involvement of husbands in group’s activities; decision to disband; voter registration drives; lasting friendships.
Interviewer(s)Richard W. Byrd
Physical Description36 pp.
Terms of UseOpen