Colleen Venters 06/18/2018
Description
Colleen Venters, born in 1948, reminisces about her time as a child in Boley, Oklahoma. She discusses what it was like being African American in a small community and how integration affected her. She also mentions her time at Langston University, where she pledged a sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. She comments on her long teaching career and her work as a representative and trainer for the GED program in federal prisons. She closes by sharing her positive outlook for the future.
| Date(s) | 6/18/2018 |
| Call Number | SOK_378 |
| Subjects | Childhood, Career, All-black towns, School desegregation, Rural education Oklahoma--Boley, African Americans, Race relations, Teachers, Interviews, Universities and colleges |
| Interviewee(s) | Colleen Venters |
| Interviewer(s) | Lynne Simpson | Tanya Finchum |