Interviewee | GAYLE, James (b. 1938) |
Notable info | African American North Texas State University alumnus |
Interview ID # | OH 1609 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | African American North Texas State University alumnus. Childhood in Waco, Texas, Artesia, New Mexico, and Fort Worth, Texas; experience as basketball player at Fort Worth’s all-black Terrell High School; comparison of race relations in Waco, Artesia, and Fort Worth; decision to attend North Texas and enroll in ROTC program; “neutral” stance of North Texas administration toward black students and “self-support” system among students; experience as a boarder in “Shack Town” neighborhood of Denton; relationships with professors and white students; perception of what he gained from North Texas experience. |
Interviewer(s) | Brian Cervantez |
Physical Description | 36 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |