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Thaddeus Fowler discusses the all-black community of Neylandville, Texas, education for blacks, and his 35-year career as an educator in Sweetwater and Colorado City, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Thaddeus P. Fowler, Jr.
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 16, 1982
Location: Loraine, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Family,
Born, Neylandville, Hunt County, Texas,
Free Jim Brigham, founder,
All-black town (Jim Town),
Town moved (1885),
Neylandville,
Description,
Churches,
Schools,
Desegregation laws (1960s),
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CMEC),
Texas College, Tyler, TX (1894),
Wylie College, Marshall, TX,
Family (again),
Dennis Fowler, uncle,
Texas College instructor,
A. G. Fowler, grandfather,
Farmer,
Turning plow,
Tools,
Eula Wallace, mother,
Born, Colorado City, Texas,
Sam Houston College, Austin, Texas,
Schools, Colorado City (1884- ),
80 John Wallace, grandfather,
Wallace School (1937, 1953, 1975),
Education,
Students (1884, 1900, 1924, 1930s),
Teachers (1950s)
Tape 1, Side 2:
Athletic trophies,
Colorado City, Texas, High School,
Today's student apathy,
Motivation,
Ethnic groups,
Teaching career,
Principal,
Sweetwater, Texas,
(1953-1963),
Colorado City,
(1963-1981),
Education (again),
Drug problems,
80 John Wallace (again),
Value,
Pregnancy,
Moral values,
Lee Jones,
Black cowboys,
Clay Mann Ranch,
Teaching career (again),
Education,
Teacher, 35 years
Tape 2, Side 1:
Black cowboys (again),
Wallace Ranch,
West Texas Educators,
(List by name and place)
Tape 2, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1885-1981
Bulk Dates: 1953-1981
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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