Oral history interview with Mae Green, 2006 October 11.

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Oral history interview with Mae Green, 2006 October 11.

Interview with Mae Green, an African-American resident of Cisco, concerning her memories of childhood in Robertson County, Texas, farming family; experience in one-room, all-black schoolhouse and E.A. Kemp High School; marriage to Roland Green and decision to move to Abilene, Texas; separation from Roland Green and decision to move with three young children to Cisco; work as a maid, factory worker, and nurse's aide; children's experiences in desegregating schools relationships with black and white communities in Cisco; decision to press a racial discrimination case against Eastland Healthcare; life in retirement.

52 leaves ; 29 cm.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Eastland County African-American Women Oral History Project.

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Green, Mae, 1932-

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Rose, Deanna, 1971-

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