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Oral History Interview with Auerlio Montemayor on June 23, 2016

Description: Mr. Montemayor was adopted by the Montemayor family in Laredo; his family was heavily involved in community affairs and Mexican American activism. His adoptive mother, Alicia Dickerson Montemayor, was elected vice president general of LULAC. After attending college in St. Edward's University in Austin, Mr. Montemayor worked as a teacher in Del Rio, where he became involved in Chicano activism. He was a central player in the events that led to the march in Del Rio, and later taught at walkout s… more
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Montemayor, Aurelio
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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… more
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Lastrappe, August; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Brown, July 1, 2016.

Description: Ms. Brown was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She attended segregated schools in South Lufkin prior to moving to North Lufkin, where she attended and graduated from Dunbar High. She became a teacher at a private school and implemented African-American history into her curriculum. In her interview, Ms. Brown describes segregation in Lufkin, the violence and fear of white reprisals, the African-American community, and her career as a teacher.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 39 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Brown, Barbara; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Lange, July 28, 2016

Description: Ms. Lange was born in Raywood, Texas. Her father took a job with Exxon in Crosby, so the family split their time between the two places. She then went to Xavier University, where she became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. After moving to Houston to go to Texas Southern, she became part of the sit-in movement, participating in sit-ins at multiple places, including the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. She continued her activism in her career as a social worker and a member of many organizations.… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith & Lange, Barbara
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Oral History Interview with Becky Moeller, June 10, 2016

Description: Interview with Becky Moeller, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In her interview, Moeller gives an overview of the labor movement & her prominent role in it. She covers her early life, working and becoming an union activist, labor unions and segregation, women's rights and gender equality, and the local political environment of Corpus Christi.
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Moeller, Becky
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Oral History Interview with Ben Reyes on July 14, 2016.

Description: Ben Reyes was born in Burton, Texas in 1947. His family moved to Denver Harbor in Houston. The Reyes family worked as local migrant workers, picking up different crops in the surrounding areas of Houston. He faced discrimination in the schools he attended, and was even placed in Special Education classes since he only spoke Spanish. Reyes' mother was active in the community, and thus encouraged his activism as he began his community work at the age of eleven, registering people to vote. Reyes f… more
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Reyes, Ben
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Oral History Interview with Benita and Evaristo Albarado, July 14, 2016

Description: Evaristo and Benita Albarado talked about the events surrounding the massacre at El Porvenir Ranch (Presidio County) in 1918, when a group of soldiers and Texas Rangers rounded up and shot Mexican American men who lived and worked at Porvenir. The father of Ms. Benita Albarado was a witness of the events, but did not talk about them until late in his life; his testimony motivated the Albarados to research and document the events surrounding the massacre. In addition to sharing the fruits of the… more
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Albarado, Benita; Albarado, Evaristo; Sinta, Vincio & Arionus, Steve
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Oral History Interview with Bernest Mitchell, July 27, 2016

Description: Mr. Mitchell was born and raised in Stamps, Arkansas. Mitchell traveled to the Cleveland area after the saw mill in Arkansas was shut down. Mr. Mitchell received his barber's license and started his own barbershop in the 1960s. Mr. Mitchell worked in other industries while sustaining his barber shop. Mr. Mitchell and other members of the Cleveland Black community organized in efforts to integrate Cleveland. They attended several government meetings and negotiated with officials. Mr. Mitchell on… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Mitchell, Bernest
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Oral History Interview with Bertha and Alfred Miranda, July 1, 2016

Description: Ms. Miranda was born in Grand Prairie but spent the majority of her childhood in the Rio Grande Valley, where she experienced segregation and poor schooling. Determined to be a teacher, she eventually obtained her degree in education and began working as a special education teacher in Lufkin, the first Mexican-American teacher at LISD. Her husband was born and raised in Diboll, where he worked for Temple Industries. In their interview, Ms. Miranda describes the discrimination she faced in the V… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin; Miranda, Bertha & Miranda, Alfred
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Oral History Interview with Bertha Linton on July 25, 2016

Description: Berta Perez Linton was born in 1942 or 1943 in Brady, Texas. She attended schools in Melvin, Texas until 7th grade while her family lived in a ranch. Linton’s family then moved to San Angelo, Texas where she graduated from Central High School in 1961. Linton attended Angelo College for one year and a half before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. Linton graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in elementary education in 1967. She taught bilingual education i… more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Linton, Bertha
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Oral History Interview with Betell Benham, June 27, 2016

Description: Ms. Benham was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She went to segregated schools in Lufkin before participating in integration during the 1969-1970 school year. She graduated high school and went to college at the University of North Texas. She then became a flight attendant and worked in retail. She returned to Lufkin and worked with her mother, Bettie Kennedy, in the community. In the interview, Ms. Benham describes segregation in Lufkin, experiences with discrimination, problems during integr… more
Date: June 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Benham, Betell; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
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Oral History Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, June 13, 2015

Description: Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, a retired educator from Fort Worth, Texas. In her interview, she describes her childhood experiences, growing up during the Jim Crow period, her education, her work at General Dynamics and in the public school system, community engagement, church leadership, and voter registration,
Date: June 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Bivens, Betty Joyce & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with Bettye Mitchell, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Bettye Mitchell a community leader from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Mitchell discusses her family background, going to segregated and integrated schools, experiences with racism, civil rights activism, her church community, and her political activism.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Mitchell, Bettye & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Billie Caviel, June 30, 2016

Description: Billie Caviel was raised in East Texas, attending all African American Schools. She attended university and pharmacy school at Texas Southern University in Houston. Once graduating, Caviel and her husband, who was also a pharmacist, moved to Lubbock, Texas to work for a Jewish pharmacist because no one else would give them jobs in the state because they were African American. Caviel and her husband later founded their own pharmacy, which they kept open for forty-nine years. Caviel also served a… more
Date: June 30, 2016
Duration: 42 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Caviel, Billie & Wisely, Karen
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Oral History Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo, July 3, 2015

Description: Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo. Billy Leo is the former mayor of La Joya, Texas. Filomena Leo was an educator for over 30 years and retired as the Superintendent of Schools for La Joya ISD. Mr. and Mrs. Leo discuss their experiences with politics and community leadership in South Texas. Mr. Leo discusses his father, Leo J. Leo's political career.
Date: July 3, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Leo, Billy & Leo, Filomena
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Oral History Interview with Bobby Caldwell, June 29, 2016

Description: Bobby Caldwell was born in Dallas in 1934. He grew up in different areas of Dallas, and faced barriers with discrimination and health issues as he had polio at age 3. He moved to Houston to attend Texas Southern University, and in 1957, he earned his law degree. He began practicing law in the 1960s, and quickly became involved in defending student activists, beginning with SNCC. Mr. Caldwell also became involved in pressing HISD to include African American studies in their curriculum, a movemen… more
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Caldwell, Bobby; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
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