Parthenia Archer and Hattie Mae West Oral Histories (1995) - Kelly Francis-Love Collection

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Parthenia Archer and Hattie Mae West Oral Histories (1995) - Kelly Francis-Love Collection

Museum of South Texas History

Sound | 1995 | Color | English

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Kelly Francis-Love Collection

Museum of South Texas History

In this 1995 home movie, Parthenia Archer and Hattie Mae West discuss their experiences as educators in the Rio Grande Valley. Melissa Dotson Betts, one of the first Black educators in the area, mentored both teachers. Betts’ legacy lives on through the Melissa D. Betts Elementary in Edinburg, Texas.

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