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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Herrera, July 1, 2016

Gilbert Herrera was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, a police officer, died on duty. Herrera was raised by a single mother. Having few economic opportunities, as a child he would break into homes to find food. As a teenager, Herrera joined a gang and eventually was jailed or imprisoned three times. He left prison a final time days before his mother died of cancer. During the early 1970s, Herrera began to lead and grow the West Texas Brown Berets. He organized several marches against police b… more

Date: July 1, 2016

Duration: 43 minutes 08 seconds

Creator: Zapata, Joel & Herrera, Gilbert

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Sheila Patterson Harris and Rose Wilson, July 1, 2016

Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work sector, she faced pushback by some community economic elites. Sheila Patterson-Harris was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Her father is T.J. Patterson-Harris, the first African American City Representative of Lubbock, Texas. She attend… more

Date: July 1, 2016

Duration: 55 minutes 57 seconds

Creator: Harris, Sheila Patterson; Wilson, Rose & Wisely, Karen