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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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