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[Oral History Interview with Dr. Joseph L. Atkins]

Description: Interview with Joe L. Atkins, who was a member of the NAACP Youth Council and filed a suit against North Texas State College for admission discrimination. Atkins discusses his early life in Jefferson and Dallas, TX and his experiences with the NAACP and involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. This included work desegregating college admissions equality and teacher representation demonstrations in Dallas.
Date: September 20, 2011
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral History Interview with Mavis B. Knight]

Description: Interview with Mavis B. Knight, who was an activist in Dallas. Knight discusses her family growing up in North Carolina, her activism for civil rights for the minority and LGBT communities, her own education, her work in different community programs, and her work in school administration.
Date: August 26, 2011
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral History Interview with William H. Cotton]

Description: Interview with William H. Cotton, who was an administrator with Dallas ISD. Cotton discusses growing up on a farm in Hammond, Texas, the changes he experienced and took part in at DISD as it was desegregated and passed through multiple superintendents, having to work multiple jobs, and the other administrators and convocations he attended.
Date: September 8, 2011
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral History Interview with Julia Jordan]

Description: Part two of an interview with Julia Jordan, who was an activist in Dallas. Jordan discusses her involvement with the Priscilla Art Club and The Links, how the social clubs worked, and the local medical community. She also speaks about teaching, the activism she took part in in the school districts, and her work with the Opportunities Industrial Center. The interview appears to be cut-off.
Date: September 7, 2011
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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