Scott, George Jr 1980-01-14

George Scott Jr., former Harlem Globetrotter and Lubbock Dunbar High School basketball coach, discusses his education, his career and some important people in his life. He also discusses the lives of blacks in Lubbock.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: George Scott Jr.

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: January 14, 1980

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Taft, Oklahoma (September 7, 1926), George Scott, Sr., father, Taft, Oklahoma, Black town, Dr. Ed Morrison, Cotton gins, State institutions, Lack of discrimination, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Manual Training High School, Taft, School, Economic conditions, Childhood, Clothing, Goals, Langston University, Agricultural studies, Athletic teams, All-black college, Muskogee, W. W. Cox, basketball coach, Langston University (again), Basketball team, S. H. Sadler, Z. F. (Zip) Gayle, coach, Black Southwest Conference, Road trips, Anecdotes, Defeating Harlem Globetrotters.

Tape 1, Side 2: C. A. Riley, English professor, Manual Training High School, Equipment and facilities, Athletics, Graduates, Accomplishments, Reunions, Harlem Globetrotter player, Army service, Segregation, Anecdotes, Discrimination, Parents’ protectiveness, Court rooms, Oklahoma State University, Graduate school, Oklahoma University, Segregation, Langston University, Accreditation, Protests, Luella Sparks, wife, Career, Coach, Frederick, Oklahoma, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas, Dunbar High School, Discrimination, Press coverage, Texas Tech University.

Tape 2, Side 1: Dunbar High School coach, Teams played, Salary, Integration, Seasons outlined, Band, Competition with Anglo schools, Texas Tech University, First black professionals, Associate Director, Student Life, Campus discrimination, Recruiting, Lubbock, Texas, First impressions, Housing conditions, City ordinances, Gains vs. City of Lubbock suit, Affirmative Action Committee, Minority Affairs Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored, People (NAACP), Lubbock, Blatant discrimination, Job status, Civil Rights Act, Effects, Texas Tech University, Black students (1961), Attitudes, Urban renewal, Queen City, NAACP (again), Gene Gaines.

Tape 2, Side 2: NAACP (continued), Schools, Home, E. C. Struggs, Dunbar High School principal, J. A. Chatman, physician, Will Sedberry, businessman, D. C. Fair, Black neighborhood, Railroad overpass, Busing, History, Black/white relationships, Black businesses, Black newspapers, Radio, Television.

Range Dates: 1926-1970

Bulk Dates: 1926-1960s

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