- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with T.J. Patterson, June 21, 2016
- Creator:
- Wisely, Karen
Zapata, Joel
Patterson, T.J. - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-21
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Patterson, T.J.
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Ellis County, Waxahachie, 32.38653, -96.84833
United States, Texas, Harrison County, Marshall, 32.54487, -94.36742
United States, Texas, Lubbock County, Lubbock, 33.57786, -101.85517
United States, Texas, Wichita County, Wichita Falls, 33.91371, -98.49339 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- T.J. Paterson was born in Waxahachie, Texas and grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. He went to Bishop College in Marshall, Texas and majored in physical education. He then moved to Lubbock to work for a private school. Upon meeting and marrying his wife, he stayed in Lubbock. Patterson was the first African American elected to the Lubbock City Council and served in that role for two decades.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982518/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 video recordings (45 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
