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Oral History Interview with Gloria Jeanne Wyatt, February 27, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with educator Gloria Jeanne Wyatt for the DFW Oral History Project. Wyatt discusses her childhood in Dallas; realization of color differences and racism; desegregation of schools; continuation of racism into late twentieth century; racial tensions; competitive roller skating; special education teaching in an inner-city school; challenges of an inter-racial marriage; education and career history; Dallas in the 1960s; changes in racial terminology; family history; futur… more
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: Travis, Sarah & Wyatt, Gloria Jeanne, 1950-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Swaim, March 13, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with Kenneth Swaim, lifetime resident of Tolar, Texas, concerning his childhood in Tolar; rural life; memories of segregation; race relations in Tolar; visits to Fort Worth; work experience; electrifying rural Texas; integration of little league sports; post-World War II changes to rural Texas; John F. Kennedy assassination; desegregation in Tolar.
Date: March 13, 2014
Creator: Miller, Callie & Swaim, Kenneth, 1939-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lina Maddox, April 9, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with Lina Mae Maddox, telephone operator and EEOC member and activist, concerning her childhood as a white Mississippi sharecropper; experiences of discrimination against poor and women; move to Dallas for war work; experiences of segregation; sympathizing with African Americans' experiences with discrimination; public reaction to the Civil Rights Act; EEOC and union activism; civil rights improvements. Appendix includes excerpts from Maddox's autobiography and variou… more
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: Fant, Christopher E. & Maddox, Lina Mae, 1923-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Maxine Thornton Reese, March 24, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with Dr. Maxine Thornton Reese, civil rights activist, former Dallas City Councilmember, and longtime Dallas ISD employee. Reese shares concerning her childhood in Dallas, Texas; involvement in Dallas NAACP's Youth Council with Juanita Craft; civil rights activism; life during segregation; desegregation in Texas schools and at the University of North Texas; treatment at UNT; desegregation versus integration; Dallas City Council.
Date: March 24, 2014
Creator: Edelbrock, Kyle & Reese, Maxine Thornton, 1938-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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