Oral History Interview with Dr. Morris Baker, July 31, 2016
Description:
Dr. Morris Baker was born in 1939 in Ranger, Texas, the son of a mechanic and a domestic worker. As a child in Ranger, Baker lived in a mixed neighborhood of Mexican Americans, poor whites, and African Americans. Although, Ranger had segregated black and brown neighborhoods as well. Baker attended a one-room, all-black school called Slaughter Ward Elementary up to 6th grade. From 6th to 10th grade, Baker had to be bused to Eastland, where education ended for African Americans before they could…
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Date:
July 31, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes 14 seconds
Creator:
Baker, Morris & Wisely, Karen
Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library