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OH 1871

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHICKS, John Howard (b. 1938)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1871
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Crisis at Mansfield Online Archive. Longtime African American resident of Mansfield, Texas. Family history; childhood memories of Mansfield; segregation in social life and in public education; memories of teachers in Mansfield’s black school; attendance at I.M. Terrell; memories of Mansfield Crisis; NAACP activity in Mansfield; career with Bell Helicopter; perceptions of race relations in Mansfield.
Interviewer(s)Moises Acuña-Gurrola and Judy Cortinas
Physical Description1:44:23 Video recording and log
Terms of UseOpen