Mary Crawford 08/09/2014
Description
Mary Crawford, born in 1932, attended Attucks School in Vinita, Oklahoma, 1937 through 1949. She recalls her childhood and talks about what it was like to grow up in the African American community near the school. She describes the school and the many teachers she had there that were influential. Crawford discusses the activities she participated in at the school and how important the school was to the community. She explains her involvement with getting the school on the National Register of Historic Places and comments on the changes she has seen in the community over the years and at school reunions.
| Date(s) | 8/9/2014 |
| Call Number | SOK_228 |
| Subjects | Childhood, School desegregation, Community involvement African Americans, Schools, African Americans--Education, Race relations, Segregation in education, Interviews |
| Interviewee(s) | Mary Crawford |
| Interviewer(s) | Juliana Nykolaiszyn |