Oral History Interview of Mr. Gordon Leavell
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Title
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Oral History Interview of Mr. Gordon Leavell
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Description
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This is an oral history recording of Gordon Leavell interviewed by Nicholas Himes. Mr. Leavell talks about his background and early life growing up on a farm near Robstown, Texas; his experiences picking cotton as a child; and his thoughts on the controversy over the Robstown High School mascot, the Cotton Pickers.
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Creator
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Gordon Leavell
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Contributor
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Nicholas Himes
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Date
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2020-09-28
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Location of Interview
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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Format
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mp3
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Extent
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00:24:24
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Subject
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Robstown, Texas
Cotton Pickers (mascot)
cotton picking
racism
