Oral History Interview with Mary Tolbert, July 22, 2016

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Mrs. Tolbert was born in 1943 in Cleveland. Tolbert grew up in Houston until she moved to Conroe in the 4th grade. Tolbert attended school in Bordersville while living in Houston. In Bordersville the neighborhood was integrated with a Mexican American and African American population. Tolbert graduated from Booker T. Washington in Conroe. She began working for law enforcement in 1984 after a few years of attempting. Tolbert experienced and witnessed explicit discrimination, racism, and sexism while working as a Deputy Sheriff in Montgomery County. Tolbert currently mentors young girls.

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Howard, Jasmine & Tolbert, Mary July 22, 2016.

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Mrs. Tolbert was born in 1943 in Cleveland. Tolbert grew up in Houston until she moved to Conroe in the 4th grade. Tolbert attended school in Bordersville while living in Houston. In Bordersville the neighborhood was integrated with a Mexican American and African American population. Tolbert graduated from Booker T. Washington in Conroe. She began working for law enforcement in 1984 after a few years of attempting. Tolbert experienced and witnessed explicit discrimination, racism, and sexism while working as a Deputy Sheriff in Montgomery County. Tolbert currently mentors young girls.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Tolbert_Mary_Conroe_2016-07-22
  • URL: https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-mary-tolbert External Link
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth983084

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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 22, 2016

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  • March 17, 2018, 2:35 p.m.

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  • Nov. 5, 2024, 3:31 a.m.

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Howard, Jasmine & Tolbert, Mary. Oral History Interview with Mary Tolbert, July 22, 2016, video, July 22, 2016; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983084/: accessed December 3, 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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