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Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt about inequity in schools
McClendon Moody continues to speak about the integration process in Mansfield and what brought about the discussion. The supplies the African American children used were not very good and this gave T.M. Moody the idea to pursue integration. He was…
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on difficulty from 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…
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on treatment by white children
McClendon Moody discusses going to school before integration began and how white children treated African American children.
Mansfield African American Oral History Project, T.M. Moody discussion
“Mac” Moody brings up T.M. Moody, who was involved in the effort to integrate Mansfield schools. He was harassed because of this, which is explained in the transcript, but he still wanted to fight for equal rights. Although he did not have children,…
Mansfield African-American Oral History Project
The oral history project, conducted in December 1995, sheds light onto perspectives that African Americans shared about voting rights, Jim Crow laws, and life in Mansfield in the 1950s. The project was paid for partially through a Certified Local…