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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' T.J. Patterson |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' June 16, 1999 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Daniel Sanchez |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour 15 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 1:''' Patterson, Thomas James Sr. (T. J.), |
| − | + | b. June 29, 1937 in Waxahachie, Texas, | |
| + | Parents, | ||
| + | Father and mother divorced, | ||
| + | Mother remarried, | ||
| + | Father’s last name was Collins, | ||
| + | Polio, | ||
| + | Wichita Falls, Texas, | ||
| + | Segregation, | ||
| + | Atlantic City, New Jersey, | ||
| + | Stepfather, Patterson, was a soda jerk on the boardwalk, | ||
| + | Wichita Falls, Texas (again), | ||
| + | Community, | ||
| + | Close, like a family, | ||
| + | Education, | ||
| + | Walked to school, | ||
| + | Discipline, | ||
| + | Spanking was normal, | ||
| + | Education (again), | ||
| + | School activities, | ||
| + | Working, | ||
| + | Jobs, | ||
| + | Hours, | ||
| + | Pay, | ||
| + | Bishop College: Marshall, Texas, | ||
| + | Scholarship, | ||
| + | Tuition, | ||
| + | Baptist college founded by former slaves, no longer in existence, | ||
| + | Future for the children, | ||
| + | Go back to the basics, | ||
| + | Need to go back to the home, | ||
| + | Responsibility of the parents, | ||
| + | Attitude of the youth, | ||
| + | Patterson, T. J. (again), | ||
| + | Marches, | ||
| + | Exposing drug dealers, | ||
| + | Politics, | ||
| + | First involvement, | ||
| + | Rumors and lies, | ||
| + | Patterson, T. J. (again), | ||
| + | Importance of influence on youth, | ||
| + | Politics (again), | ||
| + | Single member districts, | ||
| + | Council meetings, | ||
| + | Racism, | ||
| + | Economic development in East Lubbock, Texas, | ||
| + | Chapman Hill, | ||
| + | Interstate 27, | ||
| + | Splitting the community, | ||
| + | East/West Freeway (Lubbock, Texas), | ||
| + | Patterson, T. J. (again), | ||
| + | Texas Tech University, | ||
| + | College of Business Administration, | ||
| + | Hinkley, John, | ||
| + | A student in his class, | ||
| + | African-American faculty and staff, | ||
| + | African-American students, | ||
| + | City Council, 15 years, | ||
| + | Lubbock, Texas. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2:''' Lubbock, Texas (continued), |
| − | + | Politics, | |
| + | Minorities on city council, | ||
| + | Voting, | ||
| + | Opinions, | ||
| + | 1970, tornado, | ||
| + | Brought people together, | ||
| + | Forced busing, | ||
| + | Bad for children, | ||
| + | People who have made a difference, | ||
| + | Afterthoughts, | ||
| + | (ends after 15 minutes). | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1937–1999 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1937–1999 |
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'''Original Recording Format:''' | '''Original Recording Format:''' | ||
| − | '''Recording Format Notes:''' | + | '''Recording Format Notes:''' audio cd available in reading room |
| − | '''Transcript:''' | + | '''Transcript:''' yes |
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 19 May 2021
T. J. Patterson discusses his life and the importance of the future for children.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: T.J. Patterson
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: June 16, 1999
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1: Patterson, Thomas James Sr. (T. J.),
b. June 29, 1937 in Waxahachie, Texas,
Parents,
Father and mother divorced,
Mother remarried,
Father’s last name was Collins,
Polio,
Wichita Falls, Texas,
Segregation,
Atlantic City, New Jersey,
Stepfather, Patterson, was a soda jerk on the boardwalk,
Wichita Falls, Texas (again),
Community,
Close, like a family,
Education,
Walked to school,
Discipline,
Spanking was normal,
Education (again),
School activities,
Working,
Jobs,
Hours,
Pay,
Bishop College: Marshall, Texas,
Scholarship,
Tuition,
Baptist college founded by former slaves, no longer in existence,
Future for the children,
Go back to the basics,
Need to go back to the home,
Responsibility of the parents,
Attitude of the youth,
Patterson, T. J. (again),
Marches,
Exposing drug dealers,
Politics,
First involvement,
Rumors and lies,
Patterson, T. J. (again),
Importance of influence on youth,
Politics (again),
Single member districts,
Council meetings,
Racism,
Economic development in East Lubbock, Texas,
Chapman Hill,
Interstate 27,
Splitting the community,
East/West Freeway (Lubbock, Texas),
Patterson, T. J. (again),
Texas Tech University,
College of Business Administration,
Hinkley, John,
A student in his class,
African-American faculty and staff,
African-American students,
City Council, 15 years,
Lubbock, Texas.
Tape 2: Lubbock, Texas (continued),
Politics,
Minorities on city council,
Voting,
Opinions,
1970, tornado,
Brought people together,
Forced busing,
Bad for children,
People who have made a difference,
Afterthoughts,
(ends after 15 minutes).
Range Dates: 1937–1999
Bulk Dates: 1937–1999
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes: audio cd available in reading room
Transcript: yes
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