Oral History Interview with Charlotte Stokes, June 24, 2016
Description:
Mrs. Stokes was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She is the daughter of Arthur Weaver, the founder of the NAACP in Nacogdoches. She then became a teacher in Washington DC and St. Louis. She returned to Nacogdoches in the late 1970s, where she worked at Head Start. Retired now, she is active in civic organizations, particularly the annual Juneteenth celebration. In her interview, Mrs. Stokes describes her childhood in Nacogdoches, the difficulties of segregation, her father's activism, and the co…
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Date:
June 24, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes 12 seconds
Creator:
Howard, Jasmine; May, Meredith & Stokes, Charlotte
Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library