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Latest revision as of 21:51, 27 August 2019
Mary Jo Wilson discusses her life as both a student and a teacher at Dunbar High School.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mary Jo Wilson
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: August 19, 1999
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Mary Jo Henderson Wilson,
Born: Grayson County, Texas (1939),
Moved to Lubbock in the 1950s,
Parents: Joe and Flora Henderson,
Children: 5 boys and 5 girls,
Childhood,
Education,
Graduated from Dunbar High School (1957),
Students,
Proud,
Excelled in the Black Interscholastic League,
Dunbar High School,
Family institution,
Community,
Higher education,
Better life with a college degree,
Langston University, Oklahoma,
Band member,
University choir member,
Dance band member,
Travel,
Taught school in North Carolina,
Job description,
Moved to New York,
Becoming a teacher,
Rules and regulations,
Drugs,
Lubbock (again),
Taught at Tubbs Elementary,
Given a choice of where to teach,
Differences between working at Dunbar and being a student,
Roy Roberts, principal,
Difficulties,
Desegregation,
Opinions,
Busing,
Cultural gaps,
Lubbock tornado of 1970,
Changes it caused,
Single-District,
School board,
Opinions,
City Council,
Dunbar (again).
Tape 1, Side 2: Dunbar (continued),
Closed as a high school, reopened as a junior high,
Effect on the community,
One of the best African American schools,
Technology school,
Benefits and rewards,
[ends after 10 minutes].
Range Dates: 1939-1999
Bulk Dates: 1950s-1999
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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