The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1915 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1915

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gloria Toran, June 30, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gloria Toran, June 30, 2016

Ms. Toran was raised in Nigton, a small community in East Texas, by her highly-educated father and step-mother, who were also educators. Ms. Toran attended segregated schools in Lufkin and then went on to become a school-teacher and counselor in Lufkin schools. She was the first black school counselor in Lufkin schools. In the interview, she discussed growing up in Nigton, the accomplishments of her father, schools in Lufkin, changes over time in the black community. Ms. Toran described the responses to integration, including demonstrations by the KKK in the 1970s.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Toran, Gloria
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History