- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Addie Walker, July 29, 2016
- Creator:
- Howard, Jasmin
Walker, Addie - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Walker, Addie
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Liberty County, Liberty, 30.05799, -94.79548
United States, Texas, Liberty County, Raywood - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ms. Walker grew up Raywood, Texas which is a unincorporated town of a few hundred people. She was born in 1943 in Liberty County. Walker discussed the Black neighborhood she grew up in and changes in Raywood over time. Walker described her experiences attending segregated schools including the quality of resources and instruction. Walker also discussed the role of colorism in the community. Walker described a divide between some Black children and Creole children based on color. Walker left Raywood to attend Prairie View and returned to Raywood. Walker has taught in Raywood schools for 52 years. Walker also discusses how segregation operated in such a small town. She described a more positive Black-White relations during segregation in comparison to how others described race relations in surrounding areas.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984033/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 5 video recordings (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-addie-walker
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
