Oral History Interview with Lucille Nix, August 9, 1993

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Transcript of an interview with Lucille Nix, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences teaching at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1949-1969). Nix discusses her relationship with students, church activities, and Principal Fred Moore.
Date: August 9, 1993
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Nix, Lucille
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hazel Young, Alicia Alexander, Daisy Punch and Margaret Davis Calhoun, May 12, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hazel Young, Alicia Alexander, Daisy Punch and Margaret Davis Calhoun, May 12, 1986

Transcript of an interview with the daughters of Frederick Douglass Moore: Alexander, Alice (b. 1908), Punch, Daisy (b. ca. 1910), and Young, Hazel (b. 1905). Also included in the interview is Calhoun, Margaret Davis (b. ca. 1910). They discuss their reminiscences about the history of the African-American sections of Denton, Texas, 1910-85, and remembrances about their father, Frederick Douglass Moore, a renowned African-American educator in Denton, 1915-50. The original African- American section, "Quakertown," and its origins; their early family history; Fred Moore's barbershop; appointment of Fred Moore as principal of Frederick Douglass Colored School, 1915; removal of African Americans from "Quakertown" to southeast Denton; tidbits of the Moore family history; Alexander and Young's teaching careers; their jobs at the Davis Hotel; recreational activities of African-American children before desegregation; church activities.
Date: May 12, 1986
Creator: Martin, Adelene L.; Young, Hazel, 1905-; Alexander, Alica, 1908-; Punch, Daisy, 1910- & Calhoun, Margaret Davis, 1910-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lee Daniels, March 21, 1992

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Transcript of an interview with Rosa Lee Daniels concerning her experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School until it burned down in 1913, and was rebuilt and renamed the Frederick Moore School in Denton, Texas (1910-1921). Daniels discusses the school facilities, her teachers, discipline, school equipment and facilities, segregation, and Klan activities in Denton.
Date: March 21, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Daniels, Rosa Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with A. Tennyson Miller, January 11, 1992

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Interview with schoolteacher A. Tennyson Miller from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Miller reflects on his experiences as a teacher and coach at the Fredrick Douglass School during the late 1930's and early 1940's, which was before the school was integrated. He comments on Principal Fred Moore and segregated education in Denton. Tennyson also discusses his admission to the doctoral program at North Texas State College, which broke racial barriers in 1954.
Date: January 11, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Miller, A. Tennyson
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with C. L. Nix, Jr., July 17, 1993

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Transcript of an interview with Clarence Nix, Jr. concerning his experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1926-1932).
Date: July 17, 1993
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Nix, Clarence L., 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Elinor W. King, January 9, 1992

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Interview with schoolteacher Elinor W. King from Denton, Texas. In the interview, King describes her life as a student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, and includes comments about fellow classmates, teachers, activities, sports, discipline, classes, and summer jobs. King also discusses the desegregation of Denton and the closing of Fred Moore School.
Date: January 9, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & King, Elinor W.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harve King, February 10, 1992

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Interview with educator and university administrator Harve King from Farmersville, Texas. In the interview, King recollects his experiences as a student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas during the 1920's and 1930's. King comments on the school facilities, athletics, teachers, the "Three M's" singing group, and Professor Fred Moore. He also discusses his career in education and his philosophy as an educator.
Date: February 10, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & King, Harve
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carl Denmon, April 8, 2006

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Interview with Carl Denmon, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Denmon's personal experiences about childhood in Houston, Texas and undergraduate education at Wiley College. Additionally, Denmon discusses his employment as band director at Fred Moore High School in Denton, graduate studies in Music and Education at NTSU, his career with and retirement from Dallas County Community College, and his perceptions of changes in Denton and at North Texas over forty years.
Date: April 8, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Denmon, Carl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Norvell Reed, March 11, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Norvell Reed, March 11, 1988

Interview with community activist Norvell Reed from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Reed discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on what life was like living in a segregated community, the desegregation of North Texas State College, the desegregation of public schools, Fred Moore public School, paving of streets in the African-American section of Denton, the group's social activities, the defeat of urban renewal, and the jobs program.
Date: March 11, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Reed, Norvell
System: The UNT Digital Library