The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gwendolyn Patton

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gwendolyn Patton

3/19/2007; 9/5/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.098

Civil rights activist and archivist Gwendolyn Patton (1943 - 2017 ) worked in the archives at Trenholm Technical College, one of the few archives at a two year college. Patton was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/19/2007 and 9/5/2007, in Montgomery, Alabama. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 10; Total Run Time: 04h 33m 29s

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Patton, Gwendolyn Marie, 1943-2017

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Gwendolyn Marie Patton was born on October 14, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Jeanetta and Clarence Patton. After the death of her mother in 1957, Gwendolyn and her siblings moved to Montgomery, Alabama. She attended George Washington Carver High School and graduated in 1961 with academic honors. She went on to receive her B.A. degree in English and history from Tuskegee Institute in 1966.Patton coined the phrase "scholar-activist" and urged students to work in the community for social, political ...