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Title: Cheryl Jean Jefferson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004041
Creator: Vu, Tong
Contributor: Jefferson, Cheryl Jean, 1951-
Topic: Civil rights, African Americans, Peace movements, Energy conservation
Dates: 2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cheryl Jean Jefferson conducted by Tong Vu on February, 26th 2021. Cheryl Jefferson was born to a military family in Anchorage, Alaska. Her family eventually settled in Brenham, Texas, and she elected to attend Southwest Texas State University in the late 1960s. While in school, she began her detailed career that includes Civil Rights Activism, antiwar activism, television production, and politics. With the Civil Rights movement in its latter stages, and the ongoing Vietnam War, Cheryl found involvement in just about every social movement. She was part of the student Senate at Southwest Texas State, and even met with former president Lyndon B. Johnson a handful of times. Most notably, Cheryl worked with the television network, KLRU, formerly known as KLRN. While Cheryl enjoyed working in all of the previously mentioned fields, she found the most happiness in her later career, where she worked in energy conservation.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0001
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0002
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Protest march
Identifier: camh-dob-017267
Creator: Martin, Spider, 1939-2003
Topic: Demonstrations, Civil rights, African Americans
Dates: 1965
Box: 2015-016/1
Folder: Bloody Sunday and Selma - Montgomery Marches, film negatives with accompanying contact sheets, 1965
Resource: James "Spider" Martin photographic archive
Description: A negative of a crowd of people marching for civil rights