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Oral History Interview with Ella Flores, June 28, 2016

Description: Ms. Flores discussed her family's arrival to southeast Texas, her community and relationships with whites and other minorities, and her work to preserve Hispanic culture in the region.
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Flores, Ella & Bobadilla, Eladio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Terrence Holmes, June 28, 2016

Description: Terrence L. Holmes is a judge for the Jefferson County Court in Texas. Holmes earned a B.S. from Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) in 1980. He later earned an M.S. from Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) in 1982 and a J.D. from Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) in 1990. In his interview, Judge Holmes discussed segregation, the housing projects of Houma, Louisiana, and his trajectory to law and local politics.
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Holmes, Terrence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Steve Flores and Jesse Fuentes, June 28, 2016

Description: Steven "Steve" Flores was born in 1954 in Houston, TX. Growing up in a segregated environment, he witnessed red lining and HISD's false pairing plan to integrate the schools. Due to an NAACP lawsuit that forced the phone company to hire minorities, Flores was hired at Southwestern Bell and would eventually become a shop steward. He discusses his involvement in the Latino Labor Leadership Council, how unions have provided a space for cross-racial collaboration, and what collective bargaining mea… more
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha; Flores, Steve & Fuentes, Jesse
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sandy Newkirk on July 28, 2018

Description: Described her family's rural life, her travels, and her parents attempts to shelter her from racism. Also, she described her own encounters with racism in Texas and elsewhere, and her work on behalf of civil rights.
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Newkirk, Sandy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eddie Burrell, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Burrell was born in Turkey Creek (Liberty) in 1946. He discussed his experiences living in a segregated neighborhood and attending segregated schools. Burrell also discussed how who you knew or were affiliated with influenced your experiences during segregation. He mentioned some fights between white and Black children that occured during his childhood. Burrell was the first of his family to attend college. He was drafted into the army after dropping out of school to work following his soph… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Burrell, Eddie & Howard, Jasmin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Cleveland Walters, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Walters was born and raised in Ames, Texas. He grew up on his family's farm; his father worked as a cowboy on a nearby ranch. He attended the Catholic school in Ames, a Creole settlement, until junior high, when he attended West Liberty High. In 1969, he participated in integration. After persistent discrimination, he left high school and joined the military, where he stayed until 1976. He then began work at Texaco. In his interview, Mr. Walters describes the history of Ames, his father's c… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith & Walters, Cleveland
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with James Grays, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Grays was born in Dayton in 1947. Grays grew up in the Low-Woods community of Dayton. Grays mentioned a time when the church vehicle was stranded and they were not allowed in an establishment to call for aid in the late 1950s. Grays attended Prairie View and graduated in 1969. Grays then taught for a year in Port Arthur teaching drafting. Grays had some difficulty with promotions and training in the workplace as a drafter and plant/piping designer.
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Grays, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Neal Pearson, June 28, 2016

Description: Neal Pearson was raised in Florida and joined the military during the Korean war. After the war, he worked for the CIA and Department of State. Pearson attended Georgetown University as well as the University of Florida for his graduate degrees in foreign affairs and political science. He obtained his PhD from the University of Florida in political science with a focus on Latin America. He arrived at Texas Tech University in 1969 and belong to various civil rights organizations, including LULAC… more
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Pearson, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Orona, July 28, 2016

Description: Manuel Orona was born in 1964 in Pecos, Texas. He attended segregated schools until high school, going to Central High school and graduating in 1966. He then enlisted in the U.S. Marines, serving in Vietnam from 1967-1969. He was wounded in Vietnam. Upon returning to the United States, Orona attended Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, graduating in 1969. He then attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas for a year before transferring and graduating from the University of Houston in 19… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Orona, Manuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with George Lara, July 28, 2016

Description: George Lara was born (1966) in Ector County, Texas but raised in Midland County, Texas. Lara began school as Midland Independent School District was integrated and graduated in 1984 from Lee High School. He has worked in Lara’s Automotive, founded by his father in 1970, since 1984. George Lara took over the small, family owned business in 1988. Lara ran for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees and won in 1999. Lara served as a Trustee for ten years and was part of the board when Midland ISD receiv… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Perri McCary, July 28, 2016

Description: Perri "P.K." McCary was born in 1953 in Texarkana. She grew-up in a ethnically diverse community in Alamo Garden, New Mexico and later lived near Prairie View A&M University when her father obtained a teaching position in the Industrial Education Department. McCary's parents gave her the tools to resist discrimination by exhibiting a strong sense of self and for confronting racist acts in front of her. She would opt to attend Jack Yates High School when her family moved to Houston because of th… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & McCary, Perri
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sandra Fuentes, Elvira Castro, JoElda Hinojosa, Beatriz Arizpe on July 28, 2016.

Description: Four co-chairs of The Border Organization (Organización Fronteriza) --a Del Rio-based group devoted to community organizing-- share their story about the group's mission and strategies. The interviewees talked about how they joined -- Sandra Fuentes and Elvira Castro are veterans from the organization and have been involved in numerous fights for local government accountability, while JoElda Hinojosa and Beatriz Arizpe joined recently when the group helped organize food service workers from the… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve; Fuentes, Sandra; Castro, Elvira; Hinojosa, JoElda & Arizpe, Beatriz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Felix Fraga, June 28, 2016

Description: Felix Fraga was born in Houston in 1929. His parents settled in Houston's East End. At a young age, he began working in the Rusk Settlement House, where his bosses supported him and his education. He attended the University of Houston on a baseball scholarship. His work in the Rusk Settlement House and the growth of the Mexican American population in the area led him to work at the Ripley House in 1954. In 1970, he became the director of the Ripley House until he stepped down in 1990. During hi… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Fraga, Felix
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: None
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Elia Ali, June 28, 2016

Description: Ms. Ali was born in Beford, Texas. She was raised in her family's community, County Line, outside of Nacogdoches. Ms. Ali went to Cushing High School, UT-Austin, and is currently a librarian at the Nacogdoches Public Library. She is also a hip-hop artist. In her interview, Ms. Ali described the rich history of her family's community, dating back to newly freed slaves moving in from Tennessee. She relates stories of racism and violence as well as community building and endurance. Her personal ac… more
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Ali, Elia; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eulalio Calderon, July 28, 2016

Description: Eulalio "Lalo" Calderon speaks about his early years in San Felipe schools and the community coming together to build some of the structures within the school district. Calderon speaks to the reasons why San Felipe lost out on the kids from Laughlin AFB. The federal government provided additional funds, per student, for every base kid that attended a particular school. Calderon speaks of how San Felipe superintendent, J.B. Pena, signed an agreement with Del Rio superintendent that allowed the b… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 45 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Calderon, Eulalio; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ruben Bonilla, June 28, 2016

Description: Ruben Bonilla is an attorney in Corpus Christi. He is a graduate of The University of Texas (B.A.) and The University of Texas School of Law (J.D.) Admitted to the State Bar in 1971, he advocated for the Mexican American community with such groups as LULAC, the American G.I. Forum and the Texas Mexican-American Democrats. In his interview, he recounted his role as LULAC national president and civic leader.
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bonilla, Ruben
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupita, De La Paz, July 28, 2016

Description: De La Paz's interview reflects on the contemporary issues that Del Rio is facing. She speaks about the importance of Casa De La Cultura in her life growing up. She lived in the Chihuahua barrio and went to Del Rio schools. She speaks about not learning about her culture and people who look like her in school. In order to supplement her learning, she would attend classes at the Casa. She spoke about learning culture through teatros and folklorio offered at Casa. The latter part of the interview … more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De La Paz, Lupita
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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