OH 1212 | Oral History

OH 1212

Their reminiscences about the history of the African-American sections of Denton, Texas, 1910-85, and remembrances about their father, Frederick Douglass Moore, a renowned African-American educator in Denton, 1915-50. The original African- American section, “Quakertown,” and its origins; their early family history; Fred Moore's barbershop; appointment of Fred Moore as principal of Frederick Douglass Colored School, 1915; removal of African Americans from “Quakertown” to southeast Denton; tidbits of the Moore family history; Alexander and Young's teaching careers; their jobs at the Davis Hotel; recreational activities of African-American children before desegregation; church activities.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 45 pp
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Adelene Martin
Date of Interview May 12, 1986

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