Vernell Redo 09/04/2009
Description
Vernell Redo, a 1958 graduate of and former teacher at Manual Training School in Muskogee, Oklahoma, recalls his youth being surrounded by a great community. He discusses education and his path to becoming a teacher in Muskogee. Redo talks some of the changes he has witnessed in the town and in the country. He comments on the importance of education and the essential role of teachers in a community. He shares his hopes for the future of Muskogee and for the state of Oklahoma.
| Date(s) | 09/04/2009 |
| Call Number | SOK_030 |
| Subjects | African Americans, African Americans--Education, Teachers, Race relations, Interviews Childhood, Career, Manual Training School, School desegregation |
| Interviewee(s) | Vernell Redo |
| Interviewer(s) | Latasha Wilson |