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Oral history interview with Dr. Julia Etta Parks and James Parks covering their role and impressions of the Brown v. Board case. Julia and James married in 1941 and had one son. Julia earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Washburn University and her doctorate from the University of Kansas. James served in the army during WWII then became a coach for Topeka High School's segregated African American basketball team, the Ramblers. Although the school itself was integrated, extra curricular activities, including sports were still segregated. An edited transcript is included as Additional Information. This interview has a signed release for scholarly or educational purposes only.
Date: October 16, 1991
Item Number: 514637
Call Number: Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Oral History Collection, Coll. # 251
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 514637
Collections - Audio-visual
Collections - Manuscript - Brown v. Board Oral History
Collections - Oral History - Brown vs Topeka Board of Education
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date - 1990s - 1991
Education - Primary - Students
Education - Primary - Teachers
Education - Secondary - Students
Education - Segregation and desegregation - Brown v. Board
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Civil rights - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Audio recording
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Civil Rights Movement
Type of Material - Audio - Oral histories
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