Oral History Interview with Gloria Toran, June 20, 2016
Description:
Ms. Toran was raised in Nigton, a small community in East Texas, by her highly-educated father and step-mother, who were also educators. Ms. Toran attended segregated schools in Lufkin and then went on to become a school-teacher and counselor in Lufkin schools. She was the first black school counselor in Lufkin schools. In the interview, she discussed growing up in Nigton, the accomplishments of her father, schools in Lufkin, changes over time in the black community. Ms. Toran described the res…
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Date:
June 20, 2016
Duration:
33 minutes 09 seconds
Creator:
Howard, Jasmin & Toran, Gloria
Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library