Jones, Don 2015-05-18
This interview features Don Jones, who discusses his family, upbringing, youth, and his experiences of rural life and racial oppression in East Texas
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Don Jones
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Date: May 18, 2015
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 02:08:52
Abstract
His parents, their upbringing and ancestry, Description and history of the Jones' holdings outside of Carthage, Working on the farm during the Depression, Carthage, the arrival of electricity, education, Life at Center Point, Racism in Carthage, The rules of Jim Crow, legal resistance, Financial arrangements with Mr. Bill, Survival tactics in a racist society, Miss Froni, and inheritance
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Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace
https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/325307
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