Oral History Interview with Cleveland Walters, July 28, 2016

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Mr. Walters was born and raised in Ames, Texas. He grew up on his family's farm; his father worked as a cowboy on a nearby ranch. He attended the Catholic school in Ames, a Creole settlement, until junior high, when he attended West Liberty High. In 1969, he participated in integration. After persistent discrimination, he left high school and joined the military, where he stayed until 1976. He then began work at Texaco. In his interview, Mr. Walters describes the history of Ames, his father's career and encounters with racism, the difficulties of integration, and discrimination in both the military … continued below

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6 video recordings (1 hr., 30 min., 37 sec.) : sd., col. ; digital

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May, Meredith & Walters, Cleveland July 28, 2016.

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Mr. Walters was born and raised in Ames, Texas. He grew up on his family's farm; his father worked as a cowboy on a nearby ranch. He attended the Catholic school in Ames, a Creole settlement, until junior high, when he attended West Liberty High. In 1969, he participated in integration. After persistent discrimination, he left high school and joined the military, where he stayed until 1976. He then began work at Texaco. In his interview, Mr. Walters describes the history of Ames, his father's career and encounters with racism, the difficulties of integration, and discrimination in both the military and at work.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Walters_Cleveland_Liberty_2016-07-28
  • URL: https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-cleveland-walters External Link
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth983558

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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 28, 2016

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  • Nov. 6, 2024, 1:55 a.m.

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May, Meredith & Walters, Cleveland. Oral History Interview with Cleveland Walters, July 28, 2016, video, July 28, 2016; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983558/: accessed December 5, 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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