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OH 1869

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBROOKS, Jossie (b. 1929)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1869
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Crisis at Mansfield Online Archive. Longtime African American resident of Mansfield, Texas. Childhood memories of Mansfield; segregation in social life and in public education; NAACP activity in Mansfield; membership in Bethlehem Baptist Church; changes seen in Mansfield since end of Jim Crow.
Interviewer(s)Katie McAnally and Moises Acuña-Gurrola
Physical Description1:03:00 Video recording and log
Terms of UseOpen