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OH 1850

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeREESE, Dr. Maxine Thornton (b. 1938)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1850
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Civil rights activist, former Dallas City Councilmember, and longtime Dallas ISD employee. Childhood in Dallas, Texas; involvement in Dallas NAACP’s Youth Council with Juanita Craft; civil rights activism; life during segregation; desegregation in Texas schools and at the University of North Texas; treatment at UNT; desegregation versus integration; Dallas City Council.
Interviewer(s)Kyle Edelbrock
Physical Description36 pp.
Terms of UseOpen -Transcript Only