Oral history interview with Harriet Shelton Collins, 2006 September 16.

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Oral history interview with Harriet Shelton Collins, 2006 September 16.

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Interview with Harriet Shelton Collins, a longtime African-American resident of Cisco, concerning her memories of education in Cisco's all-black, one-room Smithville Elementary School that included grades 1-6; bussing to town of Eastland for education through eighth grade; pregnancy and marriage to Bill Collins; decision to move to Arizona, then back to Cisco; work at Boss Glove Factory; earning of GED; decision to enter beauty school, then Cisco Junior College to earn degree as Licensed Vocational Nurse; social life among blacks in Cisco, especially church activities; experiences with racial discrimination; phenomenon of "passing" among blacks in Cisco and elsewhere; experiences at "Negro Achievement Day" at the Texas State Fair in Dallas; children's experiences in public schools during desegregation.

72 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Rose, Deanna, 1971-

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Eastland County African-American Women Oral History Project.

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Cisco Junior College

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