Oral History Interview with Peggy Fontenette-Yates, June 10, 2016
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Peggy Fontenette Yates was born in Houston in 1946 and grew up in Pleasantville, a historic African American neighborhood of Houston. She discusses her mom's involvement in the community through civic organizations and her brother's experience at the University of Houston as one of the school's first Black students. Ms. Yates also shared her business ventures as she owned and ran Fontenette's Restaurant in the 1970s, and her experience in nursing school and becoming a nurse subsequently. Curren…
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Date:
June 10, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 38 minutes 31 seconds
Creator:
Rodriguez, Samantha & Fontenette-Yates, Peggy
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Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library