Oral History Interview with Jo Cyel Rodgers, March 16, 2006

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Transcript of an interview with Jo Cyel Rodgers, a member of the first generation of African-American students at North Texas State College, concerning her remembrances about her childhood and education in Fort Worth, Texas. Rodgers discusses her experiences at I.M. Terrell High School; decision to enroll at North Texas as a sixteen-year-old high school graduate in 1957; off-campus life in "Shack Town" and support from black citizens of Denton; social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty; experiences with President J.C. Matthews; graduation with major in physical education in 1962; teaching career in Fort Worth ISD during era of desegregation and later experiences with "Trailblazers" organization.
Date: March 16, 2006
Creator: Yancey, Sherelyn & Rodgers, Jo Cyel
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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Date: October 13, 1966
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: November 22, 1966
Creator: Marley, Trudy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: November 1, 1966
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: 1996
Creator: Texas Wesleyan University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: 1968
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Creator: Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Yearbook for Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes photographs of and information about the school, administration, student body, faculty, and organizations.
Date: 1973
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Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Yearbook for Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes photographs of and information about the school, administration, student body, faculty, and organizations.
Date: 1965
Creator: Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Yearbook for Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes photographs of and information about the school, administration, student body, faculty, and organizations.
Date: 1971
Creator: Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Date: November 13, 1968
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History