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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968

Interview with former Democratic Texas House of Representatives member L. DeWitt Hale, an attorney from Corpus Christi, Texas. The interview includes Hales' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislator, as well as his personal thoughts on revenue legislation, the reform of liquor laws, and changes in the House rules.
Date: January 31, 1970
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library