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Oral History Interview with Jean Wilkins-Dember, June 23, 2016

Description: Jean Wilkins-Dember, referred to as Mother Dember, was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. After becoming involved in police brutality work and racial equality efforts in New York, she would move to the historic African American neighborhood of Third Ward in Houston, TX. She talks about her involvement in multicultural organizing and the psychological affects of racial oppression. Dember has participated for many years in the National Black United Front and SHAPE Community Center's Elder Instit… more
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Wilkins-Dember, Jean
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Robert Quintero on July 19, 2016.

Description: Robert Quintero was born in Galveston, Texas in 1964. He grew up in a mixed neighborhood on the Island and attended Ball High School. Mr. Quintero's parents were involved in LULAC and met through the organization's baseball games. His parents' involvement in LULAC began at a young age as he attended LULAC meetings and events as a kid. His father, Paul Quintero, was the owner of several businesses in the Island, and was prominent in the community as he became the first Mexican-American council m… more
Date: July 19, 2016
Duration: 57 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Quintero, Robert
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupe Casares, July 7, 2016

Description: Guadalupe "Lupe" Casares was born in 1950 in Santa Rosa, Texas, which is located in the Rio Grande Valley. Growing-up as a migrant farmworker, he traveled throughout the United States for much of his youth. After Casaras' father passed away from Tuberculosis in 1965, his family would settle in the midwest and he would attend school for first time. He would eventually work for the University of Wisconsin to recruit Mexican American students from Mercedes, Texas. The Black Power Movement along wi… more
Date: July 7, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Casares, Lupe; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ben Reyes on July 14, 2016.

Description: Ben Reyes was born in Burton, Texas in 1947. His family moved to Denver Harbor in Houston. The Reyes family worked as local migrant workers, picking up different crops in the surrounding areas of Houston. He faced discrimination in the schools he attended, and was even placed in Special Education classes since he only spoke Spanish. Reyes' mother was active in the community, and thus encouraged his activism as he began his community work at the age of eleven, registering people to vote. Reyes f… more
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Reyes, Ben
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Janelle Robles, July 29, 2016

Description: Jannell Robles was born in 1987 in Northern Pasadena. She grew-up in an extended family environment. Robles recalls her family sharing stories of encounters with the Ku Klux Klan in Pasadena. After graduating from high school, she got involved in the Immigrant Rights Movement. Robles worked as an Immigrant Advocacy Coordinator for the Central American Resource Center, an Immigrant Outreach Coordinator for The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in San Antonio, a Reconci… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Robles, Janelle
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Mike Wilson on July 12, 2018.

Description: Mike Wilson was born in Dayton, Ohio, in the 1960s, where he witnessed white flight and urban decay. He grew up in all-Black spaces and was surrounded by a community of Black progressives. When he was in second grade, his parents divorced, subsequently moving him to Louisiana. Upon his arrival to the South, he faced a culture shock, as he believed African Americans were more “submissive” and “knew their place.” Two years later, his parents got back together and moved to Baytown. Wilson attended… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Wilson, Mike
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Elwyn Lee, June 22, 2016

Description: Elwin Lee was born in Virgina and was raised in Third Ward, a historic African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. He talks about segregation in Houston, the vibrancy of Third Ward, and the Texas Southern University "riot." Lee also discusses how he went to Yale Law School and returned to Houston to become the first African American tenured at the University of Houston Law School. After serving as the director of African American Studies for a couple of years and reviving the program, Lee bui… more
Date: June 22, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Lee, Elwyn
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Priscilla Graham, June 22, 2016

Description: Priscilla Graham was born in Georgia in 1968. During her childhood, schools were integrated in Georgia, where she experiences protection from both Black and White teachers. Ms. Graham joined the military where she experiences sexism. She attends TSU where she received her degree in accounting. In Houston, Ms. Graham becomes involved at the YMCA across Harris County, working at several branches. She became the executive director of the Houston Texans YMCA in Sunnyside. Ms. Graham has also been i… more
Date: June 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 30 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Graham, Priscilla
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bobby Caldwell, June 29, 2016

Description: Bobby Caldwell was born in Dallas in 1934. He grew up in different areas of Dallas, and faced barriers with discrimination and health issues as he had polio at age 3. He moved to Houston to attend Texas Southern University, and in 1957, he earned his law degree. He began practicing law in the 1960s, and quickly became involved in defending student activists, beginning with SNCC. Mr. Caldwell also became involved in pressing HISD to include African American studies in their curriculum, a movemen… more
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Caldwell, Bobby; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with David T. Lopez, June 27, 2016

Description: David T. Lopez was born in Laredo, TX. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he became involved as a reporter and editor for the Daily Texan and the Texas Ranger. His involvement in news reporting lead him to work for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, where he reported on Black and Brown efforts in school desegregation. Attracted by Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers movement, Lopez would participate in the strikes in the Rio Grande Valley and would report on the repressive tact… more
Date: June 27, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Lopez, David T.
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with John "Bunchy" Crear, June 6, 2016

Description: John "Bunchy" Crear was born in 1952. He grew up in Pleasantville, a predominately African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. After spending a few years in Los Angeles, California, he returned to Houston and joined the People's Party II. He discusses People's Party II's community programing and the Dowling Shootout, the Rainbow Coalition, and his later involvement in the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Crear also talks about the differences in racial discrimination in California … more
Date: June 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Crear, John
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Omowale Luthuli-Allen, June 17, 2016

Description: Omowale Lithuli-Allen was born in Amarillo in 1948, and grew up in Louisiana. He discusses growing up in the Jim Crow South and some of his early activism in high school. In 1966, he enrolled at the University of Houston, where he became involved in organizations such as COBER and Afro-Americans for Black Liberation (AABL). Following his activism at UH and Texas Southern University, he became involved in cross-racial coalitions, where he came together with Mexican American activists to address … more
Date: June 17, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Luthuli-Allen, Omowale
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Macario Ramirez on June 15, 2016.

Description: Macario Ramirez was born in 1937 in San Antonio. His family were migrant farm workers and traveled to the Midwest every year. He was in the military from 1956-59. Upon his return from the war, he gets involved in War on Poverty programs. Mr. Ramirez worked in Labor Training Programs in San Antonio, which eventually leads him to move to D.C. and work with a Man Power Training Program through the Department of Labor. He arrives in Houston and founded Casa Ramirez, a space that celebrate and provi… more
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Ramirez, Macario
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Harvey Johnson, June 14, 2016

Description: Johnson discussed his "visual poetry," its' connection to civil rights, and the need for a "new vocabulary" in our study of the past and in tackling contemporary social problems.
Date: June 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Johnson, Harvey
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Steve Flores and Jesse Fuentes, June 28, 2016

Description: Steven "Steve" Flores was born in 1954 in Houston, TX. Growing up in a segregated environment, he witnessed red lining and HISD's false pairing plan to integrate the schools. Due to an NAACP lawsuit that forced the phone company to hire minorities, Flores was hired at Southwestern Bell and would eventually become a shop steward. He discusses his involvement in the Latino Labor Leadership Council, how unions have provided a space for cross-racial collaboration, and what collective bargaining mea… more
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha; Flores, Steve & Fuentes, Jesse
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Christina Morales on June 30, 2016.

Description: Christina Morales was born in the East End, a Mexican-American enclave in Houston, TX. As the granddaughter of Felix H. Morales and Angela Morales, she grew up in the Morales Funeral Home and became the director at the young age of twenty-three. Morales discusses the many efforts of her grandparents to provide social services for the Latina/o community. She speaks about how her grandmother was dedicated to philanthropy and how she has become involved in education campaigns through the Morales f… more
Date: June 30, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Morales, Christina
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lupe Garcia, June 21, 2016

Description: Lupe Garcia was born in 1943 in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston, TX. He talks about his brother Macario Garcia, a decorated WWII veteran who was denied service at a Sugar Land restaurant after returning home. Macario Garcia's experience with segregation in Sugar Land would lead to LULAC Council #60 to utilize this incident as a means of further tackling Juan Crow. Lupe Garcia talks about how segregation functioned in Sugar Land and what his brother's legacy means for Latinas/os. He also talks a… more
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Garcia, Lupe
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Juan Parras on June 16, 2016.

Description: Juan Parras was born in Big Spring in 1949. He moved to San Antonio to attend seminary and attended St. Mary's in 1968 before transferring to the University of Houston in 1971. He began working at the Harris County Welfare Department where he led a walkout. Mr. Parras discusses unionizing and his 15 year career working with the International Union and other unions. His latest activism revolves around environmental justice issues and is the founder of Tejas Environmental Justice Advocacy Service… more
Date: June 16, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Parras, Juan
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Michelle Barnes, June 17, 2016

Description: Michelle Barnes grew up in Third Ward, a historic African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. She talks about the social, cultural, and economic vibrancy of Third Ward and how the drowing of a child in Sunnyside sparked her involvement in the Committee for Better Race Relations and the fight for African American Studies. While at the University of Houston, she played an active role in creating social organizations for Black students, particularly the creation of a Delta Sigma Theta chapter. O… more
Date: June 17, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Barnes, Michelle; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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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 James Josey, July 6, 2016.

Description: James Josey Sr. was born in Galveston in 1947 and grew-up in the predominately African American neighborhood located north of Broadway St. Josey Sr. came of age witnessing segregation. He attended Central High, the African American High School, served in Vietnam, and lived in Los Angeles, California for a few years before returning to island in 1991. He talks about the robust African American business sector during Jim Crow and how the national movements for Civil Rights, lead by MLK and Malcol… more
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Josey Sr., James
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arturo Eureste, June 8, 2016

Description: Arturo Eureste was born in Waelder, TX in 1954. He comes from a family that has been politically active as his father was involved in groups like PASSO and LULAC while his brother was a member of more radical movements such as MAYO. He discusses how his family involvement encouraged him to become active in efforts like the UFW Boycott, and through MAYO and LRUP in Houston. Mr. Eureste also shares his work with the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AMMA) and his current invol… more
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Eureste, Arturo
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Peggy Fontenette-Yates, June 10, 2016

Description: Peggy Fontenette Yates was born in Houston in 1946 and grew up in Pleasantville, a historic African American neighborhood of Houston. She discusses her mom's involvement in the community through civic organizations and her brother's experience at the University of Houston as one of the school's first Black students. Ms. Yates also shared her business ventures as she owned and ran Fontenette's Restaurant in the 1970s, and her experience in nursing school and becoming a nurse subsequently. Curren… more
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rodriguez, Samantha & Fontenette-Yates, Peggy
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Reynaldo Rodriguez, June 13, 2016

Description: Reynaldo Rodriguez was born in 1947 in Corpus Christi. He discusses growing up in Corpus and briefly shared his Vietnam War experience and how it took him to Alaska. Upon being discharged from the military, he attends Del Mar College and decides to attend the University of Houston. Mr. Rodriguez discusses his activism during college in MAYO, the struggle to create the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), and the painting of the UH Chicano Mural. He also discusses his involvement in LRUP … more
Date: June 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Rodriguez, Reynaldo
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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