- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Stephen Wright, June 29, 2016
- Creator:
- Howard, Jasmin
May, Meredith
Wright, Stephen - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Wright, Stephen
- 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:
- Mr. Wright was born in Texas. He went to Texas A & M University where he obtained certification in education. He began his teaching career in Lewisville and became very active in the American Teacher's Federation. He and his family moved to Nacogdoches, where he continued his teaching, union activism, and became politically active. He is currently running for state representative. Mr. Wright spoke in his interview about racial tensions in Nacogdoches, the progress and barriers for union activism in Deep East Texas, and the activism of the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches County.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984113/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video recordings (1 hr., 1 min., 48 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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