- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Danny Lee, July 13, 2016
- Creator:
- May, Meredith
Howard, Jasmin
Lee, Danny - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-13
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Lee, Danny
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Liberty County, Cleveland, 30.34132, -95.08549
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Texas. He attended segregated schools until integration when he was in fifth grade. Following graduation, he attended Lamar University and began a career with the utility company and as a member of first the school board and, currently, the city council. In his interview, Mr. Lee described segregation in Cleveland, instances of discrimination, integration of schools, integration of sports, Little League, and the Boy Scouts, racial tensions in Beaumont and at Lamar University, black businesses in Cleveland, his time on the school board as both a member and president, his decision to run for city council, and the legacy of racial tensions in Cleveland.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984216/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 11 video recordings (2 hr., 13 min., 4 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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