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Oral History Interview with Hilton Kelley on June 20, 2016.

Description: Mr. Hilton discussed his personal history in Corpus Christi, the justice system's breakdown in black communities, and his lifetime of political activism, especially on environmental matters.
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Kelley, Hilton
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Luis Cano, June 20, 2016

Description: Luis Cano was born in Corpus Christi, TX. After attending University of North Texas, he came to Houston and would become involved in the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida Party. As a teacher at Austin High School, he would develop one of the first Mexican American courses. This experience along with his awareness of his family's political history would lead him to dedicate his life to education efforts. Cano talks the Huelga School Movement, a false pairing plan that placed … more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Cano, Luis; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with William Lawson, June 20, 2016

Description: William Lawson was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928. He arrived in Houston and worked at Texas Southern University where he became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Reverend Lawson discussed the Weingarten Sit In, desegregation of public spaces in Houston, and Martin Luther King's visit to Houston. He also discuses the establishment of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the community and how it has become a hub for social movements. He also discusses the founding of the William A. Law… more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Lawson, William
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Georg Johnson, June 20, 2016

Description: Georg Johnson is from Corpus Christi. In his interview, he recounts growing up during the Jim Crow era, desegregation, and civil rights activism in Corpus Christi.
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 38 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Johnson, Georg
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gloria Toran, June 20, 2016

Description: Ms. Toran was raised in Nigton, a small community in East Texas, by her highly-educated father and step-mother, who were also educators. Ms. Toran attended segregated schools in Lufkin and then went on to become a school-teacher and counselor in Lufkin schools. She was the first black school counselor in Lufkin schools. In the interview, she discussed growing up in Nigton, the accomplishments of her father, schools in Lufkin, changes over time in the black community. Ms. Toran described the res… more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 33 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Toran, Gloria
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gloria Toran, June 30, 2016

Description: Ms. Toran was raised in Nigton, a small community in East Texas, by her highly-educated father and step-mother, who were also educators. Ms. Toran attended segregated schools in Lufkin and then went on to become a school-teacher and counselor in Lufkin schools. She was the first black school counselor in Lufkin schools. In the interview, she discussed growing up in Nigton, the accomplishments of her father, schools in Lufkin, changes over time in the black community. Ms. Toran described the res… more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Toran, Gloria
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jessie Rangel

Description: Jessie Rangel was born in Big Lake, Texas. After working in Lubbock, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico, he joined the Marine Core during the 1960s. He saw action in Vietnam, and upon returning to Lubbock, enrolled in Texas Tech University. At Texas Tech University, he was part of MEChA and the larger Chicano Movement. Rangel graduated with a degree in political science. After graduation, he obtain an administration job at Texas Tech University and continued participating in social justice move… more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Rangel, Jessie
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Flores, June 20, 2016

Description: Gilbert A. Flores grew up in Slaton, Texas where he attended a segregated “Mexican School” and then a integrated school where he faced abuse and discrimination alongside other Mexican American children. Upon graduating from high school, he moved to Lubbock and began to work in various jobs until he opened up his own successful auto-parts store during the early 1970s. In 1993 he became the second Mexican American to be elected into the Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court.
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Flores, Gilbert & Zapata, Joel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Herbert Cross, June 20, 2016

Description: Mr. Herbert Cross was born and raised near Fort Worth. He was drafted into the Marines during the Korean War, where he served for two years. He then went to college and was hired by Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. He then became principal at an elementary. He was tapped to be assistant principal of Lufkin High School the first year of integration and continued as a principal in the Lufkin School District until his retirement in the 1980s. In the interview, Mr. Cross describes the discriminati… more
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Cross, Herbert & May, Meredith
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Mario Compean, June 20, 2016

Description: Compean talks about his activism, MAYO, RUP, Committee for Barrio Betterment, Barrios Unidos
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 36 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Compean, Mario
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[Day 10 highlights]

Description: Video of practice footage and costume design preparation for the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 17, 2016.
Date: June 20, 2016
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: Latte Media Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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