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Interview with Kathlyn Joy Gilliam, an activist and the first African American woman to become a Dallas School Board member. Gilliam discusses going to school in Dallas during segregation, her work and life afterwards during the fight for desegregation, other figures in the Dallas Civil Rights Movement, and programs for students to further their education. Gilliam also has a school named after her in Dallas.42 p.
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Gilliam, Kathlyn JoyPrice, RobertDulaney, W. Marvin
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- Campbell, Tx
- Civil Rights
- Desegregation
- Elections
- Estes, Dr. Nolan
- Integration
- National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
- Oral Histories
- Parent Teacher Association
- Patton, Dr. John Leslie
- Prejudice
- Segregation
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- Social Life And Customs Clubs And Organizations Ku Klux Klan
- Taylor, William M
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