- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016
- Creator:
- Allen, Jewelle
Wisely, Karen - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-08
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Allen, Jewelle
- 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:
- Jewell Allen was born and raised in Georgetown. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and obtained a scholarship to attend Prairie View A&M University. She transferred to Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, where she met her husband, and graduated with a BA in English. She and her husband moved to Amarillo after he was recruited as a coach. She coached girls' basketball and taught English in Amarillo and was involved with Greek Letter organizations as well as the NAACP.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982496/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 video recordings (46 min., 43 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-jewelle-allen
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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