Oral History Interview with Bessie Harden, April 7, 1988 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Bessie Harden, April 7, 1988

Creator

  • Interviewer: Lohr, Mary
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Harden, Bessie
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: North Texas State University
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1988-04-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Bessie Harden, a community activist from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Bessie primarily discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She explains what it was like growing up in a segregated and racist society. Bessie also comments on the early days of the Fellowship, social activities of the Fellowship, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, urban renewal, the integration of neighborhoods, the desegregation of Denton public schools and facilities, and various political activities. Biographical information is also included in the interview.
  • Physical Description: 44 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - African Americans
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education - Colleges and Universities - University of Texas
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion
  • Keyword: oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Segregation
  • Keyword: integration
  • Keyword: racism
  • Named Person: Harden, Bessie
  • Named Person: Lohr, Mary

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Denton County - Denton
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Start Date: 1911
  • End Date: 1988-04-07

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 728
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth223675

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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