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Oral History Interview with Rose Wilson and Ron McLaurin, June 21, 2016

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Wisely, Karen Wilson, Rose McLaurin, Ron

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Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work, she faced push back by some community economic elites. Ron McLaurin moved to Lubbock to attend law school at Texas Tech University. Beforehand, he had obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio and had served in the military. After law school, he stayed in Lubbock and was the city’s only African American attorney for much of his career.4 video recordings (48 min., 45 sec.) : sd., col. ; digital
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Keywords

  1. Biographies
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Interviews
  4. Mc Laurin, Ron
  5. Oral Histories
  6. People Ethnic Groups
  7. People Individuals
  8. Wilson, Rose

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