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Texian Stomping Grounds

Description: Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press
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Oral History Interview with Israel Reyna, July 10, 2015

Description: Interview with Israel Reyna, a lawyer and community activist from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Reyna discusses his family history, residential and school segregation, student activism, civil rights organization Mexican Americans for Democratic Action (MADA), La Raza Unida, the Chicano movement, and elections in South Texas.
Date: July 10, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Reyna, Israel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Juan Vargas, July 7, 2015

Description: Interview with Juan Vargas, from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Vargas discusses his military service and education, his family background, growing up in Laredo, discrimination he experienced in the US Navy, political activism with Raza Unida, the Chicano movement, employment, and his work with the Community Action Agency, and assistance for Colonias.
Date: July 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Krochmal, Max & Vargas, Juan
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Oral History: Yolette Garcia

Description: This article is a short biography of broadcast journalist Yolette Garcia describing her educational background and career in both radio and television, as well as teaching.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Rouse, Kier; Wynn, Amira & Wicks, Mary
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

[TXSSAR Color Guard at Laredo George Washington Bridge Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard marching at the George Washington Bridge Ceremony in Laredo, Texas, in February of 2019. One member is leading the march and holding a banner that reads, "Sons of the American Revolution." A row of men are walking behind him, holding flags in the air. They are all in uniform. A crowd of people can be seen walking behind them. David Kinsey, president of the McKinney Chapter, can be seen marching on the right side of the photograph, holding a flag.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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