- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with James and Robbyne Fuller, July 19, 2016
- Creator:
- Fuller, James
Fuller, Robbyne
Wisely, Karen - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-19
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Fuller, Robbyne
Fuller, James - Location:
- United States, Texas, Midland County, Midland, 31.99735, -102.07791
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Robbyne Hacker Fuller was born in Clarksville, Texas in 1943. She attended schools in Clarksville through 5th grade until her family moved to Midland, Texas. She graduated from African American Carver High School in Midland in 1961. She attended San Angelo Jr. College, Odessa College, and graduated from Midland College with an associate’s degree. In 1964 she became the first African American women to sale real estate in Midland. She retired from Texas Instruments and was a major part of founding the Midland African American Chamber of Commerce. She is now the CEO of the Midland African American Roots Historical/Cultural Arts Council. She played a major role with the NAACP and other organizations in attempting to desegregate Midland ISD. James Fuller was born in San Angelo, Texas in 1942. Schools in San Angelo integrated in 1955 while Fuller attended them. He graduated in 1960 from San Angelo’s Central High School. He graduated from San Angelo Jr. College in 1963, North Texas State University in 1966, and from Texas Tech University in 1974 with an MA in English. Fuller taught in Lubbock schools before joining the faculty of Midland College in Midland, Texas. He has been on the board of trustees of Midland ISD since 1988. He has participated in the integration of the city’s schools as well as the Midland Black Chamber of Commerce.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982481/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 video recordings (2 hr., 5 min., 27 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-james-and-robbyne-fuller
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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