3 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 3
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ray Hill, June 21, 2016

Description: Ray Hill was born in Galena Park in 1940. He grew up in a blue collar household, and became involved with the NAACP at an early age. After travelling around the country, he returned to Houston and is prosecuted for burglary. Upon leaving jail, he becomes involved in the LGBT scene and movements in Houston including the founding of Pride, the Montrose Center, and through HIV/AIDS advocacy. Mr. Hill also led the prosecution of the Paul Broussard case in 1991. In 1980, he began the Prison Show and… more
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Hill, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with August Lastrappe, July 21, 2016

Description: Mr. Lastrappe spent his formative years in Conroe, Texas. He went to school at Booker T. Washington. Upon graduating, he went to California, where he witnessed the Watts Riot. Following that, he went to Chicago and then Seattle, where he worked primarily in juvenile detention facilities, then retired and returned to Texas. Mr. Lastrappe's interview describes segregation in Conroe, black-owned businesses, discrimination in Chicago, comparisons between Texas, Chicago, and Seattle, and a discussio… more
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Lastrappe, August; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Oscar Del Toro, July 21, 2016

Description: Oscar del Toro was born in Coahuila, México in 1964. At age 4, he and his family moved to Monterrey, where he came of age and lived until he moved to the United States in 2000. He fully described 12 year waiting period to immigrate to Pasadena. A businessman, he joined the Chamber of Commerce, which propelled him to become interested in politics. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran for one of the at-large districts following the redistricting of Pasadena in 2013. He described the redistricting and h… more
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Del Toro, Oscar
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
Back to Top of Screen