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Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, 1967-1968

Description: Interview with Ben Barnes, who was the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in 1964-68, the lieutenant governor in 1968-72, and a Democrat from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Barnes shares his thoughts and opinions on several procedures, laws, and political decisions, including reapportionment, the “one-man, one vote” decision of U.S. Supreme Court, state water systems, and state employee pay raise. He also comments on federal-state relations, revisions of Code of Criminal Procedures… more
Date: August 14, 1967
Creator: Gantt, Fred; Kamp, H. W. & Barnes, Ben
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ray Toole, January 14, 1983

Description: Interview with businessman Ray Toole. In the interview, he describes his experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: January 14, 1983
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Toole, Ray
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988

Description: Interview with May Shephard, a teacher and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship from Tyler, Texas. Shephard explains her background and family, integration in schools, the history of race relations in Denton, her involvement with the group, their voting registration projects, demographics in the group, and how they performed outreach.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Shephard, MaeDell
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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