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OH 1942

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBAGSBY, Dionne Phillips (b. 1936)
Notable infoCivil Rights Activist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1942
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFormer member of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Memories of childhood and education in Markham, Illinois; marriage to Jim Bagsby; participation in the Arkansas civil rights movement; move to Fort Worth, Texas; career as an educator in the Fort Worth public schools; Jim Bagsby’s political career; her own decision to enter politics and winning campaign strategies; issues she had to face as a county commissioner; her travels; her family history.
Interviewer(s)Todd Moye
Physical Description70 pp.
Terms of UseOpen