Oral History Interview with Johnella Franklin, July 18, 2016
Description:
Ms. Franklin was raised in Conroe in the 1960s to parents who were both teachers at the local All-Black school, Booker T. Washington High. Franklin discussed how integration occurred in Conroe, including the freedom of choice phase and the process of the forced integration phase. Franklin overheard her parents discussing their sentiments about integration. Franklin's parents decided to not send their daughter to the formerly all-white schools in Conroe during freedom of choice but a few Black p…
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Date:
July 18, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 17 minutes 59 seconds
Creator:
Franklin, Johnella & Howard, Jasmin
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Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library