[Oral History Interview with Mavis B. Knight]

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Interview with Mavis B. Knight, who was an activist in Dallas. Knight discusses her family growing up in North Carolina, her activism for civil rights for the minority and LGBT communities, her own education, her work in different community programs, and her work in school administration.

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Interview with Mavis B. Knight, who was an activist in Dallas. Knight discusses her family growing up in North Carolina, her activism for civil rights for the minority and LGBT communities, her own education, her work in different community programs, and her work in school administration.

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[Oral History Interview with Mavis B. Knight], text, August 26, 2011; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1816122/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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