Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 5, 1988

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Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Carol Riddlesperger from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Riddlesperger discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on segregation in Denton, the desegregation of public schools and public facilities, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, her decision to run for the Denton school Board, tutoring program, and the jobs program.

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[2], 44 p. ; 28 cm.

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Byrd, Richard & Riddlesperger, Carol February 5, 1988.

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Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Carol Riddlesperger from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Riddlesperger discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on segregation in Denton, the desegregation of public schools and public facilities, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, her decision to run for the Denton school Board, tutoring program, and the jobs program.

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[2], 44 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1988 for the Texas Community History (Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Richard Byrd.

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Byrd, Richard & Riddlesperger, Carol. Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 5, 1988, text, February 5, 1988; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223670/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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