Oral History Interview with Mario Cruz, July 14, 2016
Description:
Mario spoke about growing up in La Pryor, Texas. He remembered his dad working in the Blewett mines near Uvalde; he talks a bit about the culture there because it was a company town. He talked about the discrimination his father felt in the mines and how his dad organized for union representation in the mine. His family moved to Uvalde in the 1950s. He talked about the segregated schooling in Uvalde--separate schools for ethnic Mexicans and African Americans. He talked about the reprimands he w…
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Date:
July 14, 2016
Duration:
2 hours 3 minutes 30 seconds
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio; Cruz, Mario & Arionus, Steve
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Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library