- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Tommy Wilkerson, July 19, 2016
- Creator:
- Howard, Jasmin
May, Meredith
Wilkerson, Tommy - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-19
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Wilkerson, Tommy
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Montgomery County, Conroe, 30.31188, -95.45605
United States, Texas, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 30.38826, -95.69634 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Wilkerson was born in Montgomery, Texas. He attended segregated schools in Montgomery and remained active in the area. In his interview, Mr. Wilkerson described how segregation operated in Montgomery, the state of education for African-American children, his family's history in the area, and his work in volunteering, community outreach, and as a member of the city council.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984407/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 video recordings (1 hr., 50 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-tommy-wilkerson
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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