Joyce L. Hocker and Gary W. Hawk
Joyce L. Hocker and Gary W. Hawk Joyce L. Hocker and Gary W. Hawk

Joyce L. Hocker and Gary W. Hawk

Recorded June 20, 2022 Archived June 20, 2022 40:52 minutes
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Id: mby021851

Description

Gary W. Hawk (72) interviews his wife, Joyce L. Hocker (76), about her family's experiences taking a stand against U.S. racism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Subject Log / Time Code

0:53
GWH discusses Juneteenth and the United States' current racial reckoning.
3:16
JLH gives an overview of her family's history in Texas.
6:20
JLH looks back on a conversation she had with her father shortly before his death.
10:59
JLH shares the story of the time her father knelt beside Rosa Page Welch as she sang at the First Christian Church in Charlotte, NC, where her father was a minister.
16:38
JLH remembers when her family hosted members of the Jarvis Christian College Choir in their home.
23:04
GWH and JLH talk about the sermon JLH's father gave after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
28:16
JLH describes the role her mother played in her family and community.
32:33
JLH recalls how the Alamo Heights Christian Church responded when she brought her friend, Mary Anne, who was a Black woman, to her father's sermon.
38:04
JLH reflects on how her childhood influenced her career in conflict resolution and psychology.
39:38
GHW appreciates JLH and the work she and her family have done.

Participants

  • Joyce L. Hocker
  • Gary W. Hawk

Recording Locations

Missoula Public Library

Venue / Recording Kit