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Oral History Interview with Ann Boney, July 20, 2015

Description: Interview with Ann Boney, retired staff of Texas A&M University and president of the Brazos County NAACP from Bryan, Texas. Boney describes her early life and education, her employment around the state, including working at the Benz School of Floral Design at Texas A&M. Ms. Boney also discusses her experiences as president of her local chapter of the NAACP and current community issues addressed by the organization.
Date: July 20, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Boney, Ann; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Marjorie Adams, July 20, 2016

Description: Described her family's acquisition of land from former slaveowners, discrimination and segregation, political activism, and community work.
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Adams, Marjorie & Grevious, Danielle
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Veronica Harris, July 20, 2016

Description: Ms. Harris described her early childhood in rural Texas, her parents' shielding her and her siblings from racism, and her involvement in the community since the 1950s.
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Daniell; Bobadilla, Eladio & Harris, Veronica
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eva Benevides, July 20, 2016

Description: Eva Benavides was born in 1952 in Baytown. She attended Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary, the Baytown Mexican School, and witnessed segregation in her youth. She experienced a culture shock when she attended the integrated Baytown Junior High. Inspired by her mother's and father's dedication to helping others, Benavides served as a Baytown City Councilwoman and became involved in the West Baytown Civic Association. The Luis Alfonso Torres police brutality case galvanized her and others to forge a c… more
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Benavides, Eva; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Elvira Martinez, July 20, 2016

Description: Elvira Martinez was born in 1929 in Baytown, Texas. Her father lived in "El Campo," the Humble Oil and Refinery Company community for their predominately Mexican American male employees. Martinez remembers growing up in the company community and how families forged deep bonds. She attended the Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, the Baytown Mexican School that was originally funded by the Humble Oil and Refinery Company. Through the music program at the Baytown Mexican School, Martinez was abl… more
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Martinez, Elvira
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Johnson, July 20, 2016

Description: Mr. Johnson was born and raised in Conroe, Texas. He grew up on land his grandparents purchased after years spent sharecropping. He attended Booker T. Washington until integration, when he then attended Conroe High School. He joined the Air Force and spent time in Italy and Abilene, Texas. Upon returning to Texas, he attended Sam Houston State University and began working in radio, photography, and as a disc jockey, among other jobs. In his interview, Mr. Johnson describes segregation in Conroe… more
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 54 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith & Johnson, Jimmy
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lena Coleman-Wilson, July 20, 2016

Description: Ms. Coleman-Wilson discussed growing up during desegregation and her role as president of the Hi-Alco neighborhood association.
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Coleman-Wilson, Lena
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Verna Portis, June 14, 2016

Description: Ms. Portis discussed growing up in segregated East Texas, attending Prairie View A&M, and her career as a Corpus Christi educator .
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Portis, Verna
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fernando Chacon, July 20, 2015

Description: Interview with Fernando Chacon, lawyer and activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview Chacon discusses his early life and education, his advocacy for migrant workers, his activism in the Chicano movement, and El Paso politics.
Date: July 20, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 42 seconds
Creator: Chacon, Fernando; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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