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<p>Created page with &quot;This interview features Ruby Sneed Riggins as she discusses her memories of growing up and living in Plainview, Texas. Topics covered include: her education, becoming a nurse, Plainview’s historic black schools, the Plainview flood and tornado, and integration. ==General Interview Information== &#039;&#039;&#039;Interviewee Name:&#039;&#039;&#039; Ruby Sneed Riggins &#039;&#039;&#039;Additional Parties Recorded:&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Date:&#039;&#039;&#039; May 16, 2024 &#039;&#039;&#039;Location:&#039;&#039;&#039; Plainview, Texas &#039;&#039;&#039;Interviewer:&#039;&#039;&#039; Daniel Urbina Sa...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This interview features Ruby Sneed Riggins as she discusses her memories of growing up and living in Plainview, Texas. Topics covered include: her education, becoming a nurse, Plainview’s historic black schools, the Plainview flood and tornado, and integration.<br /> <br /> ==General Interview Information==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Interviewee Name:&#039;&#039;&#039; Ruby Sneed Riggins<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Additional Parties Recorded:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Date:&#039;&#039;&#039; May 16, 2024<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Location:&#039;&#039;&#039; Plainview, Texas<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Interviewer:&#039;&#039;&#039; Daniel Urbina Sanchez<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Length:&#039;&#039;&#039; 01:38:42 (1 hour 38 minutes)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Abstract==<br /> Introduction and background information; Childhood; Education; Growing up in Plainview; picking cotton; Picking cotton continued; shopping and shoes; Becoming a nurse; Working in Plainview; Plainview’s schools; The great flood in Plainview; Plainview tornado; Integration; Closing discussion<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Access Information==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Original Recording Format:&#039;&#039;&#039; born digital <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Recording Format Notes:&#039;&#039;&#039; patrons may listen to audio in our reading room<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Transcript:&#039;&#039;&#039; transcript available on [https://hdl.handle.net/10605/377552 dspace]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> {{UsageStatement}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 2020s]] [[Category: Plainview, Texas]] [[Category: Hale County Historical Commission]] [[Category: Family Life and Background]] [[Category: Segregation]] [[Category: Severe Weather]] [[Category: Cotton]]</div>

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