Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin, Jr., February-March 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin, Jr., February-March 1989

Interview with Henry D. Akin, Jr., an attorney from Amarillo, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of work for the Richardson Independent School District integration of the Richardson and Hamilton Park schools, the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the closing of Hamilton Park Junior High School, and other legislation related to desegregation.
Date: {1989-02-22,1989-03-30}
Creator: Wilson, William & Akin, Henry D., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin Jr., 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin Jr., 1989

Interview with Henry D. Akin Jr., an attorney from Amarillo, Texas. Akin discusses his family background, initial work as a lawyer and representing Richardson ISD, the Civil Rights Act, desegregating, issues with government financing while he was on the Richardson board, the Green Decision, Swann v. Charlotte-Meclenburg and busing, balancing the school district and related cases, and the Biracial Committee.
Date: {1989-02-22,1989-03-30}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Akin, Henry D., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989

Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date: September 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Easley, Charles Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library