- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Pearlene Martin on June 9, 2016.
- Creator:
- Wisely, Karen
Martin, Pearlene - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-09
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Martin, Pearlene
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Potter County, Amarillo, 35.222, -101.8313
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Pearlene Martin was raised around Texas and obtained her Masters degree at West Texas State College. She began teaching in Plainview Texas in the 1950s and then moved to Amarillo with her husband. She taught in segregated and integrated schools. In 1980 she became the first women president of the Amarillo NAACP. Since retiring, he has continued her involvement in the community. Some of Martin’s accolades include receiving the 1977 Edward Henderson Award, one of YMCA’s highest awards; the 1992 Service Provider Merit Award given by the Women’s Coalition for Change; the 1993 Merit Mother award from the Texas Mothers Association; and the 1999 Woman of Distinction Award presented by the Texas Plains Girl Scout Council.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982480/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 video recordings (26 min., 17 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-perlene-martin
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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