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Pauline Foster, a 1957 graduate of Manual Training High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma, talks about her childhood and family and how her experiences in her youth have influenced her today. She shares that both parents were deaf and taught her good work ethics and the value of family. Foster discusses entering the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) program in 1979 and her resulting work at the Muskogee Public Library and the local newspaper. She also comments on the changes she has seen in the town of Muskogee over the years.

Date(s)

09/04/2009

Call Number

SOK_027

Subjects African Americans, Schools, Families, Interviews
Manual Training School, Childhood, Career
Interviewee(s) Pauline Foster
Interviewer(s) Tanya Finchum