Mansfield African American Oral History Project, integration efforts discussed
Maggie Jackson Briscoe discusses integration.
Maggie Jackson Briscoe discusses a conversation she had with a woman in a nursing home about praying about the integration issue.
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, unabridged transcript, pages 24 and 25
1995-12 (interviews conducted)
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on difficulty from Jim Crow laws
Tasks, such as clothes shopping, are complicated from African Americans because of Jim Crow laws.
In Mansfield, everyday life for African Americans was made difficult by Jim Crow laws. Tasks as simple as buying a new pair of shoes were not easy for African Americans. They went into the store knowing their size because they were not allowed to try them on beforehand.
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, unabridged transcript, page 58
1995-12
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on when Mansfield finally integrated
Maggie Jackson Briscoe discusses more about integration efforts in Mansfield.
Maggie Jackson Briscoe shares her thoughts on the eventual integration of Mansfield schools.
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, unabridged transcript, page 25
1995-12 (when interviews conducted)