- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Margie Chumbley, Anita Farr, Thelma Sexton, and Elizabeth Simpson, June 21, 2016
- Creator:
- Chumbley, Margie
Farr, Anita
Sexton, Thelma
Simpson, Elizabeth
May, Meredith - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Chumbley, Margie
Farr, Anita
Sexton, Thelma
Simpson, Elizabeth - Location:
- United States, Texas, Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches, 31.60351, -94.65549
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ms. Chumbley was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She worked as an elementary school teacher prior to integration and as a substitute while her children were small. She then became a teacher with Head Start. In the group interview, Ms. Chumbley describes her community and both going to and working for the segregated school system, as well as police brutality, African-American businesses, family structures, and the community involvement in raising children. Ms. Farr was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She went to Stephen F. Austin State University shortly after integration and became a nurse working for Lufkin State School and, later, worked as a nurse for Nacogdoches school district. In the group interview, she described life in segregated Nacogdoches, police brutality, African-American businesses, discrimination in her working career, protests and marches in Nacogdoches, and local politics. Ms. Sexton was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She attended EJ Campbell school prior to integration and Stephen F. Austin State University shortly after it integrated. She then worked for Lufkin State School until her retirement. In the group interview interview, she described her neighborhood, segregation in Nacogdoches, police brutality, protests and marches for equality, and the African-American community and businesses. Ms. Simpson was born and raised in Nacogdoches, Texas. She went to EJ Campbell School in Nacogdoches prior to integration. She then obtained business training in Houston and returned to Nacogdoches. In the group interview she participated in, she described the community she grew up in, her experiences at EJ Campbell, the thriving African American business community, and the relationship between the African American community and local law enforcement
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983516/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 video recordings (1 hr., 31 min., 8 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-margie-chumbley-anita-farr-thelma-sexton-and-elizabeth-simpson
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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