Oral History Interview with Leroy Sterling, July 6, 2015

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Interview with Leroy Sterling, an Army veteran and educator from Bryan, Texas. In his interview, Sterling discusses his family background, living under Jim Crow segregation, segregated neighborhoods and housing, agricultural work, military service and his experience being one of the first African-American students to attend Texas A&M University.

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Sterling, Leroy & Bynum, Katherine July 6, 2015.

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Interview with Leroy Sterling, an Army veteran and educator from Bryan, Texas. In his interview, Sterling discusses his family background, living under Jim Crow segregation, segregated neighborhoods and housing, agricultural work, military service and his experience being one of the first African-American students to attend Texas A&M University.

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7 videos : sd., col. ; digital

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  • https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-leroy-sterling

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Civil Rights in Black and Brown

Based at TCU, the Civil Rights in Black and Brown (CRBB) Oral History Project collects, interprets, and disseminates oral history interviews of the brown and black freedom struggles in Texas.

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  • July 6, 2015

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Sterling, Leroy & Bynum, Katherine. Oral History Interview with Leroy Sterling, July 6, 2015, video, July 6, 2015; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth836726/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library.

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