Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987

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Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Ann Barnett from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Barnett discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on her childhood in Nacogdoches, Texas, the desegregation of North Texas State College in 1950s, the student stand-in at Campus Theatre in Denton, the desegregation of restaurants and housing, social affairs, urban renewal, voter registration, the literacy program, the Denton Christian Preschool, meeting programs, and establishing dialogue between races.

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[2], 39 p. ; 28 cm.

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Harris, Jane & Barnett, Ann November 13, 1987.

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Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Ann Barnett from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Barnett discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on her childhood in Nacogdoches, Texas, the desegregation of North Texas State College in 1950s, the student stand-in at Campus Theatre in Denton, the desegregation of restaurants and housing, social affairs, urban renewal, voter registration, the literacy program, the Denton Christian Preschool, meeting programs, and establishing dialogue between races.

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[2], 39 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1987 for the Texas Community History (Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Jane Harris.

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  • November 13, 1987

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  • 1934 - November 13, 1987

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Harris, Jane & Barnett, Ann. Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987, text, November 13, 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223668/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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