2021-05-192021-05-191999-06-16https://hdl.handle.net/10605/360195This interview features Thomas James Patterson as he reflects on his time spent in the city council, and the involvement of minority communities in Lubbock and in politics. In this interview, Thomas describes his views on why people aren’t as involved in politics, and things that shaped politics in Lubbock.1 online resource (40 pdf pages)The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.African American--Texas--Lubbock--history.Lubbock (Tex.)--interviews.Lubbock (Tex.)--Race relations.Text