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Episode 5 – Dorothy’s Story

Frank’s widow Dorothy Redus Robinson recorded two oral histories where she spoke about her life, love and legacy.

Dorothy talks about how racial injustice was so much a part of life in East Texas that she didn’t realize until she married Frank that it could be challenged and changed.

Dorothy shares the history of her grandmother, who was enslaved and how she came to Texas. And she explains why Frank insisted that voting rights was critically important to make change.

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David Martin Davies can be reached at dmdavies@tpr.org and on Twitter at @DavidMartinDavi