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Oral History Interview with Lillie Aleman, July 11, 2016

Description: Lillie Ann Aleman was born in 1942 in Forth Worth and would migrate to Galveston when she was four years old. Her father, Pedro Enriquez, was a WWII veteran who became active in the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #151 and defended equal employment opportunities. Aleman would become active in LULAC after her mother, Tomasa Lozano Enriquez, co-founded LULAC women's council #639 and encouraged Aleman to become involved. She talks about instances of discrimination while gr… more
Date: July 11, 2016
Duration: 42 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Aleman, Lillie; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Daler Wade, July 25, 2016

Description: Mrs. Wade attended an all-Black school in Houston and during freedom of choice the Black students collectively decided not to integrate because white school officials had sought to only allow the top Black students to integrate. Wade benefited from the land ownership of her family. By owning land, Wade's mother was able to take care of her two children following the early death of her husband. Wade attributed her father's early death to an injury that occurred during his military service. Wade… more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 3 hours 08 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmine & Wade, Daler
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015

Description: Interview with Carlos Moore, from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and family history, time in the military, race relations in Fort Worth, labor unions and Democratic party activities.
Date: July 29, 2015
Duration: 56 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Moore, Carlos
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Oral History Interview with Charles Timlin, July 8, 1978

Description: Interview with Charles Timlin, a Navy WWII veteran from Fort Worth, Texas. Timlin discusses his experiences aboard the USS Vestal during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including is entry into the service, assignment to the Vestal, training and life on the ship, the night before the attack, events during the morning of the attack, and some details about service in the war afterwards.
Date: July 8, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Timlin, Charles
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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