Equal Opportunity Hero: T. J. Patterson's Service to West Texas
(Part of the Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest Series)
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On April 7, 1984, T. J. Patterson became the first African American elected to the Lubbock City Council, winning handily over his four opponents. It was a position he would go on to hold for more than twenty years, and his natural leadership would lead him to state and national recognition. Patterson grew up during a time of American social unrest, protest, and upheaval, and he recounts memorable instances of segregation and integration in West Texas...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0896729494
ISBN13:9780896729490
Release Date:October 2017
Publisher:Texas Tech University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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