- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Cynthia Davis, June 21, 2016
- Creator:
- Davis, Cynthia
Howard, Jasmin - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-21
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Davis, Cynthia
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Angelina County, Lufkin, 31.33824, -94.7291
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ms. Davis is a lifelong resident of Lufkin, Texas. She was born with cerebral palsy, but she adapted to her handicap. She chose to go to Lufkin High School prior to forced integration. She became a special education teacher, although she had difficulty with promotions. She has been responsible for most of the caregiving in her family. In the interview, Ms. Davis discusses what segregated Lufkin was like, the difficulty she faced as part of the integration process at Lufkin High School, her education, overcoming a disability, her experience as a victim of domestic abuse, difficulty raising her children, and her life as a caregiver for multiple family members, including her parents and grandchildren.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983914/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 9 video recordings (2 hr., 10 min., 28 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-cynthia-davis
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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