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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
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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
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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