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Oral History Interview with Cristina Martinez June 6, 2016.

Description: Cristina E. Martinez was born in 1961 in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Arriving in the United States when she was twelve years old, her family settled in Katy, a northeastern suburb of Houston, Texas. She witnessed sexual discrimination due to her unwillingness to hide that she was a Mexican lesbian. Martinez would eventually be kicked out of her house and was taken in by LGBTQ members of the Montrose community. Due to her experiences, she would found a Rainbow House for queer youth who experienced hom… more
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Martinez, Cristina
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Oral History Interview with Cynthia Davis, June 21, 2016

Description: Ms. Davis is a lifelong resident of Lufkin, Texas. She was born with cerebral palsy, but she adapted to her handicap. She chose to go to Lufkin High School prior to forced integration. She became a special education teacher, although she had difficulty with promotions. She has been responsible for most of the caregiving in her family. In the interview, Ms. Davis discusses what segregated Lufkin was like, the difficulty she faced as part of the integration process at Lufkin High School, her edu… more
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Davis, Cynthia & Howard, Jasmin
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Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016

Description: Cynthia Parra discussed her upbringing, her navigation of identity, and her work with the Hispanic community in Beaumont, TX. She is Assistant Director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Lamar University.
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
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Oral History Interview with Daler Wade, July 25, 2016

Description: Mrs. Wade attended an all-Black school in Houston and during freedom of choice the Black students collectively decided not to integrate because white school officials had sought to only allow the top Black students to integrate. Wade benefited from the land ownership of her family. By owning land, Wade's mother was able to take care of her two children following the early death of her husband. Wade attributed her father's early death to an injury that occurred during his military service. Wade… more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 3 hours 08 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmine & Wade, Daler
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Oral History Interview with Dalila Dolenz, June 10 2015

Description: Interview with Dalila Dolenz, a nurse and civil rights activist from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, she discusses her work, activism and interaction with Cesar Chavez
Date: June 10, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Dolenz, Dalila; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with Dallas and Carol Pierre, June 6, 2016

Description: Dr. Pierre was born in Louisiana and moved to Port Arthur at a young age. He later moved to Lufkin, because the area lacked an African-American dentist. His wife Carol Pierre, who was born and raised in San Antonio, became a teacher in the segregated school system. Dr. Pierre quickly became active, serving on the school board as integration occurred and participating in the NAACP. He continues to operate his dentistry business in Lufkin in 2016. Dr. Pierre discusses his early life in Louisiana … more
Date: June 6, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Dulaney, W. Marvin; May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin; Pierre, Carol & Pierre, Dallas
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Oral History Interview with Dallas Willis, July 29, 2016

Description: Dallas “Dally” Willis was born in 1920 in Dallas, Texas but grew up in Cleburne, Texas, raised by a single mother of seven children after his father abandoned the family. Willis attended high school in Cleburne and joined the Marine Corps in 1941. In the Marine Corps, Willis worked as an aerial photographer mapping the Pacific territories controlled by Japan. Upon returning to Cleburne, Willis worked for Southwestern Bail and joined the Communication Workers of America union. He moved to Midlan… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 36 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Willis, Dallas
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Acevedo, June 29, 2015

Description: Interview with Daniel Acevedo, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.
Date: June 29, 2015
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Acevedo, Daniel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Bustamante, July 1, 2016

Description: Daniel Bustamante was born in Corpus Christi in 1948 and was raised in both Mathis and Corpus Christi. He grew up in a farm worker family and attended the "Mexican" School in Mathis. His activist consciousness began in 1965, when he left to California to work in the fields--the discrimination he faced changed him. In addition, he became a conscious objector during the Vietnam War. He attended Del Mar College from 1967-1969, where he became involved in the Anti-War Movement, the Young Democrats,… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Bustamante, Daniel
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Caudillo, July 27, 2016

Description: Daniel Caudillo was born to Mexican immigrants in Odessa, Texas. He grew up as a migrant child with a home base in Odessa. Caudillo graduated from Permian High School in 2000, and then briefly attended Odessa College and the University of Texas-Permian Basin. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 2003 and then the Law School of Texas Tech University in 2007. Caudillo then went to work for an immigration law firm in El Paso, Texas; he opened his own law firm dedicated to immigration law in … more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Caudillo, Daniel; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Noyola on June 15, 2016.

Description: During his 44 year career, Daniel Noyola worked as an educator, coach and administrator for the Corpus Christi and West Oso independent school districts. Noyola spent 26 years of his career at West Oso ISD and 18 years at Corpus Christi ISD. Noyola grew up in West Oso's Molina neighborhood.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Noyola, Daniel
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Urbina Sanchez, June 28, 2016

Description: Daniel Urbina Sanchez grew up between Lubbock, Texas and Garden City, Kansas. Starting in 1968, Sanchez’s family moved permanently to Lubbock. He graduated from Lubbock High School and Texas Tech University. In the 2000, Sanchez began participating in such organizations as Las Fiestas Del Llano, which is an organization focused on celebrating Mexican national holidays. He is currently an oral historian for Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection. At Texas Tech University, Sanchez became a … more
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Sanchez, Daniel Urbina
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Oral History Interview with Danny Lee, July 13, 2016

Description: Mr. Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Texas. He attended segregated schools until integration when he was in fifth grade. Following graduation, he attended Lamar University and began a career with the utility company and as a member of first the school board and, currently, the city council. In his interview, Mr. Lee described segregation in Cleveland, instances of discrimination, integration of schools, integration of sports, Little League, and the Boy Scouts, racial tensions in Beaumont a… more
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Lee, Danny
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Oral History Interview with Darnell Hooper, June 23, 2016

Description: David Donell Hooper was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. He went to segregated schools and was in junior high when Lubbock’s schools were integrated. Hooper witnessed when Willie Ray Collier (an African American student) was shot and killed September 9, 1970 at the historically African American Dunbar High School by Jeff Carve (a white student). Hooper also remembered the riots that followed, the police oppression enacted upon Lubbock’s African American community, and the visitation of the Bl… more
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Hooper, Darnell
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Oral History Interview with David Baker, July 29, 2018

Description: David K. Baker was born in 1951 In Mckamy, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1969 and then worked for a few months in the oil fields of West Texas. Baker then worked for Southwestern Bell, beginning in October of 1969, and soon joined the Communication Workers of America union. He worked for Southwestern Bell until 2002 and then returned (now to AT&T until 2010). Baker was drafted in 1971 into the Vietnam War. Baker moved to Odessa, Texas in 1980 and then became part of the union’s execut… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 39 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Baker, David; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Oral History Interview with David Noyola, July 23, 2016

Description: David Noyola is a former city council man from Corpus Christi. In his interview, Noyola discussed growing up in the area and his career as a city politician and radio host.
Date: July 23, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Noyola, David
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Oral History Interview with David O'Neal on July 18, 2016.

Description: David H. O'Neal was born in 1948 in Galveston. He comes from a family of three people who traveled to the South to make a living. O'Neal grew-up in a few African-American housing projects on the island. He attended Central High, the first African-American high school in Texas, and his was the last class to graduate before the creation of the integrated Ball High. O'Neal relocated to Houston in 1966 to enroll in the University of Houston, where he would participate in student activism and the cr… more
Date: July 18, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & O'Neal, David
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Oral History Interview with David Ojeda, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with David Ojeda, a civil rights activist from Carrizo Springs, Texas. In the interview, Ojeda discusses his childhood, experiences with segregation, becoming involved with civil rights organizations, the Chicano Movement, and Raza Unida.
Date: July 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Ojeda, David; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with David T. Lopez, June 27, 2016

Description: David T. Lopez was born in Laredo, TX. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he became involved as a reporter and editor for the Daily Texan and the Texas Ranger. His involvement in news reporting lead him to work for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, where he reported on Black and Brown efforts in school desegregation. Attracted by Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers movement, Lopez would participate in the strikes in the Rio Grande Valley and would report on the repressive tact… more
Date: June 27, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Lopez, David T.
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Oral History Interview with David Van, June 24, 2016

Description: Mr. Van Os grew up in segregated Kilgore, in East Texas; the first part of the interview is spent in his recollections of the era, including the eventual integration of the schools in the mid-to-late 1960s. He attended UT Austin, where he became involved in SDS and joined several activities that involved African American and Mexican American activists. While studying law, he did an internship with the law firm of David Richards, who had been working on voting rights litigation earlier that deca… more
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Van Os, David
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Oral History Interview with David Willard on June 29, 2016.

Description: David Willard is an educator in Beaumont, Texas. In his interview, he discussed his father's work and legacy in the desegregation process in southeast Texas, his own work in civil rights and education, and the ongoing struggles of the black community in the region.
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Willard, David
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Oral History Interview with Delma Abalos, July 14, 2016

Description: Delma Abalos was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa College as well as the University of Texas-Permian Basin. Abalos gained her undergraduate degree in political science and her master’s degree in history. She now teaches courses in history, including Mexican American history, at Odessa College. Delma also served within the Ector County ISD board of trustees.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Abalos, Delma; Moye, Todd; Wisley, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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