The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Akins

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Akins

5/13/2010

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2010.025

Academic administrator William Akins (1932 - 2017 ) was the founding principal of the integrated L.C. Anderson High School, and an administrator in the Austin Independent School District. In 2000, Akins High School was named in his honor. Akins was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/13/2010, in Austin, Texas. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 29m 12s

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Akins, William Charles, 1932-2017

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Academic administrator and educator during integration, William Charles Akins was born in 1932 in Austin, Texas. He attended segregated Blackshear Elementary School. He next went to Kealing Junior High School and then Anderson High School where he met W.B. Campbell who inspired him to become a principal. He graduated from Huston-Tillotson University with his B.A. degree in history in 1954 and received his M.A. degree from Prairie View A&M University in 1956. Akins also received his administr...