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Person History

OH 0008

Professional economist. His experiences as one of the principal persons in the Rainey controversy at the University of Texas, 1944-45. His sympathies for New Deal labor legislation; being accused of pro-communist leanings; role of Dallas Morning News; investigations by Board of Regents and his dismissal; support by President Homer Rainey; role of AAUP.

OH 1504

Schoolteacher, community and civil rights activist. Her reminiscences of many years as a teacher at I.M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and her activities in community affairs and the civil rights movement. Her family background; her childhood and early education in a segregated society; college at Howard University, Washington, D.C.; her interest in debate and drama at Howard; employment at I.M.

OH 0907

Her experiences as a student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School, Denton, Texas, 1925-36. Family background; school facilities; school extra-curricular activities; physical layout of Frederick Douglass Colored School; comments about teachers and Principal Fred Moore; church activities; segregated public facilities in Denton.