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Summary:

Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, a schoolteacher and community activist, about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Riddlesperger discusses the segregation of Denton, the desegregation of the schools and public facilities in Denton, early meetings of the Fellowship, social activities, programs, street paving in the African American section of Denton, her decision to run for the Denton School Board, tutoring program, jobs program, and the evolving nature of membership.

Author/Creator:

Riddlesperger, Carol J., approximately 1923-

Contributors:

Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.)

Texas Community History Oral History Project

North Texas State University > Oral History Collection

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Carol Riddlesperger, 1988 February 5 [by Riddlesperger, C.J.]

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 712

Subjects:

Riddlesperger, Carol J., ca. 1923- — Oral history

Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship — Oral history

African Americans — Texas — Denton — Oral history

Segregation — Texas — Denton — Oral history

Denton (Tex.) — Oral history

Denton (Tex.) — Race relations — Oral history

Women — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1988 for the Texas Community History (Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Richard Byrd.

Physical Description:

44 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 712

OCLC Numbers:

212123713