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Maggie Tatum, who came to Lubbock at the age of three, describes her childhood impressions of Lubbock’s black community during the 1920s and 1930s.  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Maggie Tatum

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' April 24, 1969

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Robert Foster

'''Length:''' 30 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Childhood impressions of Lubbock (1920s and 1930s),
School teachers and facilities,
Businesses on Avenue A,
Living conditions,
Methodist churches,
Locations,
Built home in second Wheelock Addition,
First black park,
Rev. L. Moore (?),
Depression,
Soup lines,
Mother employed as maid,
Transportation,
Bus service,
Taxicabs,
Depression,
Few jobs and low pay,
Social life,
Church centered,
Race relations.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1920-1940

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1920-1940


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[[Category: Needs Review ]]  [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[category: 1960s]] [[category: Black Lubbock]] [[category: African American Communities]] [[category: Lubbock, Texas]] [[category: Great Depression]]