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Oral History: Audrey Griffin-Jones
Audrey Griffin-Jones talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City.
Oral History: Clarence Beatty
Clarence Beatty talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City and going from Douglass High School to Princeton University.
Oral History: Huretta Walker Dobbs
Huretta Walker Dobbs talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City in the 1940s and 1950s.
Oral History: Johnson "J.W." Sanford
Dr. Johnson "J.W." Sanford talks about his life and family growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, and becoming a doctor.
Oral History: Gloria Hall
Gloria Hall talks about growing up in Oklahoma City and her work with her church.
Oral History: Margaret Bell Tampkins and Leonard Tampkins Jr.
Born in 1916, Margaret Bell Tamkins talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City. In the second half of the interview she is joined by her son, Leonard Tampkins Jr., who talks about being a part of a group that became the first students from Douglass High School to attend the University of Oklahoma in the early days of integration.
Oral History: Victor Chamberlain
Victor Chamberlain talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, playing sports at Douglass High School, his time in the music business, and more.
Oral History: Kenny Chamberlain
Kenny Chamberlain talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, working in his father's restaurant, attending Douglass High School, and more.
Oral History: Laverne Brooks
Laverne Brooks talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, attending Douglass High School, and more.