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Oral History Interview with Mabel Briggs, June 24, 2016

Description: Oral history interview with Mabel Briggs, who discusses growing up in a segregated community, her parents' insistence on her "passing" as white, and her struggles as a black woman in white-male-dominated environments.
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 50 seconds
Creator: Briggs, Mabel; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with James Payne, June 16, 2016.

Description: James Payne discussed his trajectory from living in a segregated town to becoming a lawyer and returning to a changed Beaumont. He spoke about his experiences with racism, discrimination, and the ways in which he overcame those obstacles.
Date: June 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Payne, James
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Terrence Holmes, June 28, 2016

Description: Terrence L. Holmes is a judge for the Jefferson County Court in Texas. Holmes earned a B.S. from Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) in 1980. He later earned an M.S. from Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) in 1982 and a J.D. from Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) in 1990. In his interview, Judge Holmes discussed segregation, the housing projects of Houma, Louisiana, and his trajectory to law and local politics.
Date: June 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Holmes, Terrence
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Richard Price, June 24, 2016

Description: Price discussed his family's emphasis on education, his experiences with segregation and discrimination in Texas and elsewhere, his time in the military, and his life's work in higher education and civil rights.
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Price, Richard
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016.

Description: Fernando Ramirez is an activist, advocate, and media professional for the Hispanic community in Port Arthur, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his personal history, and poverty, race relations, and minority struggles in the Triangle region of Texas.
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Ramirez, Fernando
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jesus Abrego, June 13, 2016

Description: Discussed the history of the Hispanic community in the region, the role of religion, and the ongoing struggles to integrate and include Hispanics in local politics and society.
Date: June 13, 2016
Duration: 47 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Abrego, Jesus; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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