Scott, George Sr 1972-12-28

George Scott Sr., father of former Lubbock Dunbar High School coach George Scott Jr., discusses his early life in the black communities of Mississippi and Oklahoma.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: George Scott Sr.

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: December 28, 1972

Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma

Interviewer: George Scott Jr.

Length: 55 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: George Scott, Sr., Born: Nettleton, Mississippi (1889), Crop sharing, Tenant farming, McAlester, Oklahoma (1907), Boxcar, Langston University, Walker School, Black communities, White/black relationships, Cotton, Sales on credit, Mules, Wagons, Men, Women and children.

Tape 1, Side 2: Housing, Blacks, Segregation, Voting, Langston University (again), Education, Black sentiments, Anecdotes, Childhood jobs, Education, Travel, School teaching, Marriage.

Range Dates: 1889-1920s

Bulk Dates: 1889-1920s

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