Oral History Interview with Eddie Griffin, January 31, 2014

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Interview with Eddie Griffin, an African-American historian and activist from Fort Worth, Texas. Griffin discusses his family origins, growing up in segregated Fort Worth, the Fort Worth economy and discrimination, white neighborhoods, attending I. M. Terrell High School, black newspapers and histories, JFK's visit, attending Arlington State College, being drafted into the Army and stationed in Germany, becoming a revolutionary, robbing a series of banks, being incarcerated, activism in prison and political prisoners, returning to civilian life, the rediscovery of his faith, and his career as a local historian. In appendix are several photographs of Griffin and his family, and selections of literature featuring Griffin.
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: Moye, Todd & Griffin, Eddie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jefferson Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1911 (open access)

Jefferson Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Jefferson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1911
Creator: Taylor, M. I.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History