Oral History Interview with Dionne Bagsby, November 19, 2018

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Transcript of an interview with Dionne Phillips Bagsby, former member of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Bagsby shares 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. Appendix includes photo of Dionne Phillips Bagsby circa 2018.

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2 [68] p. : ill. col. ; 28 cm.

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Moye, J. Todd & Bagsby, Dionne Phillips, 1936- November 19, 2018.

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Transcript of an interview with Dionne Phillips Bagsby, former member of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Bagsby shares 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. Appendix includes photo of Dionne Phillips Bagsby circa 2018.

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2 [68] p. : ill. col. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted for the North Texas Civil Rights History Oral History Project.

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Moye, J. Todd & Bagsby, Dionne Phillips, 1936-. Oral History Interview with Dionne Bagsby, November 19, 2018, book, November 19, 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857837/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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