Home 

Derryle Peaceoral history interview

Derryle Peace, an East Texas State University (ETSU) African American alumni and current Director of Alumni Relations Texas A&M-Commerce, talks about the hardship of being African American at ETSU during the 1970s, the struggle of the African American fraternity on campus, and life of African Americans in the Dallas area community. His main field of studies were counseling and sociology. Influential figures in his life were his grandmother and uncle, Martin Luther King, and Dr. Robert Gold who was his major advisor on academic and student activities. He has also held positions with the Texas Youth Commission, Girls Inc., and AT&T. Other topics include TV programs, newspapers, family, and work.

Link to the Playlist

[ http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL48F6CFF875CDEBFE ]

Recorded on 12/08/2009, interview conducted by Dr. James Conrad and Dr. Shannon Carter. 

Full video interview 3.44 hours.

Video production made by CLiC (Converging Literacies Center), a part of Texas A&M University-Commerce. 

For more information 

Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library.

http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/library/collections/digital/

CLiC (Converging Literacies Center) 

http://convergingliteraciescenter.wordpress.com/
National Conversation on Writing 
http://ncow.org/site/

Home