City of Denton (TX) History | Oral History

City of Denton (TX) History

OH 0759

A follow-up to her earlier recollections concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s.

OH 0707

College professor, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; early experiences with discrimination; Denton power structure; desegregation of public facilities; group’s first meeting; tutoring program; desegregation of public schools; political activities; urban renewal; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; evolving nature of the group; lasting impacts.

OH 1503

For the Denton County Historical Commission. Aircraft worker. His experiences as a longtime resident of Denton County, Texas, 1926-2002.

OH 0735

Schoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early relationships with African-Americans in rural Georgia; decision to join the Fellowship; early meetings; Fellowship’s leaders; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; desegregation of public accommodations; involvement of husbands in Fellowship activities; Fellowship’s demise.

OH 1632

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Denton resident and UNT employee with personal interest in the history of Denton’s historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood. Career at UNT as Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity; service to Denton African American Museum, which led to interest in history of Quakertown.

OH 0708

Public employee; community activist. Her experiences concerning the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; experiences in a segregated environment; street paving of African-American section in Denton; urban renewal; desegregation of public places in Denton; political activities; desegregation of schools; jobs program.

OH 0710

Homemaker, schoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s.