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Oral History Interview with Rolando Perez Garza, June 28, 2016

Description: Perez Garza discussed growing up in Corpus Christi and his discrimination lawsuit against a local steel factory.
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 4 hours 5 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Perez Garza, Rolando
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with William Bonilla, June 21, 2016.

Description: Recounted his role as LULAC national president and local leader.
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes 01 second
Creator: Bonilla, William; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Wall, James
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Windy Goodloe, July 30, 2016

Description: Windy Goodloe is a staff member at the museum of the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association. Goodloe grew up in Brackettville, spending most of her early life with her grandparents. She recalled being usually one of very few African American students in the local schools, and in particular her relationship with Mexican American students. Goodloe attended Spellman College in Atlanta, but did not complete her degree; after several years in Atlanta, she returned to Brackettville to care for he… more
Date: July 30, 2016
Duration: 57 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Goodlow, Wendy
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ruben Saenz, July 15, 2016

Description: Saenz discussed growing up in Robstown and his career as a political consultant.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Saenz, Ruben
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Solomon Ortiz, July 14, 2016

Description: Solomon Porfirio Ortiz is the former U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th congressional district, based in Corpus Christi, serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In his interview, he discussed growing up in Robstown and his long political career.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Ortiz, Solomon
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 Vic Medina, June 30, 2016

Description: Vic Medina recounted his father's experience with discrimination in the Corpus Christi area.
Date: June 30, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Medina, Vic
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Olga Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Description: Ms. Gonzales discussed her career working for politician and businessman Carlos Truan and involvement in the Corpus Christi School Dist. v. Cisneros Supreme Court case
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Gonzales, Olga
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Gonzalez, June 19, 2016

Description: Arnold Gonzales is an educator, former state legislator, assistant state land commissioner, Corpus Christi city councilman, and Navy veteran. He graduated from Ray High School and earned a degree in art from Texas A&M Kingsville and taught art in middle school. He won a Mott Fellowship and earned a Masters' and PhD from the University of Michigan. In his interview, he talked quite a bit about his history as a politician in Corpus Christi.
Date: June 19, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Gonzales, Arnold
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alfred Serna, July 6, 2016

Description: Mr. Serna discussed his childhood and career in Robstown, Texas.
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 56 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Serna, Alfred
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Billy Sayles, July 15, 2016

Description: Mr. Sayles discussed his career as a longshoreman and growing up in segregated Corpus Christi.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Sayles, Billy
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Charlotte Stokes, June 24, 2016

Description: Mrs. Stokes was born and raised in Nacogdoches. She is the daughter of Arthur Weaver, the founder of the NAACP in Nacogdoches. She then became a teacher in Washington DC and St. Louis. She returned to Nacogdoches in the late 1970s, where she worked at Head Start. Retired now, she is active in civic organizations, particularly the annual Juneteenth celebration. In her interview, Mrs. Stokes describes her childhood in Nacogdoches, the difficulties of segregation, her father's activism, and the co… more
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmine; May, Meredith & Stokes, Charlotte
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Danny Lee, July 13, 2016

Description: Mr. Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Texas. He attended segregated schools until integration when he was in fifth grade. Following graduation, he attended Lamar University and began a career with the utility company and as a member of first the school board and, currently, the city council. In his interview, Mr. Lee described segregation in Cleveland, instances of discrimination, integration of schools, integration of sports, Little League, and the Boy Scouts, racial tensions in Beaumont a… more
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Lee, Danny
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gloria McGuire, July 28, 2016

Description: Gloria McGuire was born and raised in Marathon, a town in Brewster Co., Texas (north of Alpine). She recalled her hometown as a highly segregated community, with a lost of hostility against people of Mexican descent. Her father, an immigrant from Mexico, founded a Mutualist association in Marathon and was involved in several initiatives to protect the community from the worst of discrimination. She recounted that many young Mexican Americans abandoned their studies due to neglect/mistreatment, … more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & McGuire, Gloria
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Andrew Hernandez, June 8, 2016

Description: Mr. Hernandez was raised in San Antonio, spending most of his formative years in the east side. While young, he became involved in local politics, working for several high profile campaigns, including State Senator Joe Bernal. He studied political science in Trinity University; at a very young age, he was offered the opportunity to work as the first Research Director for SVREP. He collected data and worked with MALDEF and SVREP attorneys to combat voting discrimination in Texas. In 1980, he ran… more
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Hernandez, Andrew
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupe Mendez on July 6, 2016

Description: Guadalupe "Lupe" Mendez was born in 1976 in Jalisco, Mexico and came of age in Galveston. On the island, he spent his early years in the Mexican American Magnolia Homes and the African American Palm Terrace, two public housing projects that were destroyed during Hurricane Ike. Mendez attended Catholic schools and had to overcome the lack of bilingual education programs. He eventually relocated to Houston to attend the University of St. Thomas, where he as participated in several ethnic and cros… more
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Mendez, Lupe
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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