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King, Lincoln, Ed.; Downing, Cassie, Ed.; McGarity, Fiona, Ed. – 2000
Loblolly is a project of the students at Gary High School, Gary, Texas. This volume is a collection of personal narratives told by combat veterans of World War II who were originally from East Texas. The book's introduction (by J. W. Howland) tells the readers about the men. The veterans' oral histories are recorded and profiled separately in the…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, High Schools, Interviews, Local History
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Brody, Barry; Singer, Alan J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Describes a twelfth grade oral-history teaching project with multi-ethnic U.S. history senior students. Stresses that the project helps students think about and understand today's world by developing historical understanding. Activities include designing questionnaires, conducting interviews, writing biographical sketches, and producing a…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Family History