Oral History Interview with August Lastrappe, July 21, 2016
Description:
Mr. Lastrappe spent his formative years in Conroe, Texas. He went to school at Booker T. Washington. Upon graduating, he went to California, where he witnessed the Watts Riot. Following that, he went to Chicago and then Seattle, where he worked primarily in juvenile detention facilities, then retired and returned to Texas. Mr. Lastrappe's interview describes segregation in Conroe, black-owned businesses, discrimination in Chicago, comparisons between Texas, Chicago, and Seattle, and a discussio…
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Date:
July 21, 2016
Duration:
59 minutes 28 seconds
Creator:
Lastrappe, August; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
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