- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Priscilla Graham, June 22, 2016
- Creator:
- Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha
Graham, Priscilla - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-22
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Graham, Priscilla
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Harris County, Houston, 29.76328, -95.36327
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Priscilla Graham was born in Georgia in 1968. During her childhood, schools were integrated in Georgia, where she experiences protection from both Black and White teachers. Ms. Graham joined the military where she experiences sexism. She attends TSU where she received her degree in accounting. In Houston, Ms. Graham becomes involved at the YMCA across Harris County, working at several branches. She became the executive director of the Houston Texans YMCA in Sunnyside. Ms. Graham has also been involved in the preservation of African American history in Houston, in particularly Freedman's Town. She discusses the different efforts, past and present, to preserve one of the most historic African American neighborhoods in the city.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987477/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video recordings (1 hr., 0 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-priscilla-graham
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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