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Archive Number13.01053
Archive NameOral History
Archive Date03/13/2009
Historical Period5 (2001 Plus)
Archive DescriptionOral History - Lois and Clarence McLemore. Lois and Clarence McLemore are current and long time residents of Mayfield Park. They tell their experiences growing up in the days when Sugar Land was a segregated town. They discuss such issues as “knowing your place”, education for blacks, school discipline, family and community closeness, work conditions, financial advantages to living in a company town where everyone was employed. They address the changes that have occurred since desegregation and affirmative action. And they discuss the raising of their children. 27 Pages.
CommentInterviewers: Robert Widmeyer, Jane Goodsill. Transcribers: Jane Goodsill, Marsha Smith
Category AssignmentOral History
Subcategory AssignmentInterview
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