Oral History Interview with A. Tennyson Miller, January 11, 1992

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Interview with schoolteacher A. Tennyson Miller from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Miller reflects on his experiences as a teacher and coach at the Fredrick Douglass School during the late 1930's and early 1940's, which was before the school was integrated. He comments on Principal Fred Moore and segregated education in Denton. Tennyson also discusses his admission to the doctoral program at North Texas State College, which broke racial barriers in 1954.

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57 p. ; 28 cm.

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Glaze, Michele & Miller, A. Tennyson January 11, 1992.

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Interview with schoolteacher A. Tennyson Miller from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Miller reflects on his experiences as a teacher and coach at the Fredrick Douglass School during the late 1930's and early 1940's, which was before the school was integrated. He comments on Principal Fred Moore and segregated education in Denton. Tennyson also discusses his admission to the doctoral program at North Texas State College, which broke racial barriers in 1954.

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57 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1992 for the Texas Community History (Frederick Douglass/Fred Moore Colored School) Oral History Project and the University of North Texas (Desegregation) History Oral History Project. Interviewer: Michele Glaze.

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Glaze, Michele & Miller, A. Tennyson. Oral History Interview with A. Tennyson Miller, January 11, 1992, book, January 11, 1992; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223680/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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