Oral History Interview with Fred Aguilar, July 12 2016 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Fred Aguilar, July 12 2016

Creator

  • Interviewee: Aguilar, Fred
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Enriquez, Sandra
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Rodriguez, Samantha
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 2016-07-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Fred Aguilar was born in 1950 in a small barrio located in the affluent Alamo Heights neighborhood of San Antonio. His father's determination along with his his mother's dedication to volunterism provided him the fortitude to not only survive the discrimintation he witnessed in his youth, but to also become an community activist in both Houston and Baytown. After the Jose Campos Torres case sparked Aguilar's participation in the Houston Chicana/o Movement, he would move to Baytown where he became involved in the West Baytown Civic Assocation, the United Concerned Citizens of Baytown, gang prevention, and the co-founding of the Promise Center. He talks about how the Jose Campos Torres case outraged the Houston Chicana/o community, how he tackled gang graffiti and worked with youth on mural projects through the West Baytown Civic Association, how African Americans and Mexican Americans in Baytown came together to address police brutality after the brutal death of Luis Alfonso Torres, and how the Promise Center is committed to serving the community through child, youth, and adult programming. Aguilar also speaks about the importance of gang prevention endeavors, particularly in the area of art and culture.
  • Physical Description: 5 video recordings (1 hr., 12 min., 8 sec.) : sd., col. ; digital

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups
  • Keyword: oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Keyword: civil rights
  • Named Person: Aguilar, Fred

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harris County - Baytown

Source

  • Website: https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-fred-aguilar

Collection

  • Name: Civil Rights in Black and Brown
    Code: CRBB

Institution

  • Name: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
    Code: TCU

Resource Type

  • Video

Format

  • Video

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Aguilar_Fred
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth987515
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