DARE Interview: Brookeland, Texas; Primary Informant TX035
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Informant Data:TX035: White; male; age: 87 (old); education: high school; community type: ruralMedia File:Full Interview (Tape 1622-S1).Content:00:35 Teaching: education; 1900 taught country school, teaching reading and spelling, textbooks08:00 Teachers paid by state, teacher's certification12:50 Farming he did while a teacher16:05 Teaching in the county country schools, state school aid25:25 First Black teacher in the county, Black schools28:45 During slavery, difference in learning abilities among slaves30:50 Story about a Black man learning the alphabet31:30 Tape end
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