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OH 1057

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeATKINS, Joe L. (b. 1936)
ProfessionsEducator
EmployersNorth Texas State College

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1057
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionEducator. His experiences and role in the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1955-56. Rejection for admission; Atkins v. Matthews; early civil rights activities with NAACP Youth Council in Dallas; comments about Juanita Craft, Thurgood Marshall, W. H. Durham, and other civil rights leaders; comments about J. C. Matthews, Arthur Sampley, and other administrators at North Texas State College; decision to attend Texas Western College.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description28 pp. plus documents (2 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen