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Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jimmie Poindexter, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with Jimmie Poindexter from Prairie View, Texas. In her interview, Poindexter discusses her family history, education, attending Howard University, community organizations and civil rights activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Poindexter, Jimmie & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Wanda Thompson, June 9, 2016

Description: Wanda Thompson discusses her memories of a segregated Port Arthur, her work with the church, and her job as a librarian and local historian.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Thompson, Wanda
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Edward Castillo, June 9, 2016

Description: Edward Castillo was born in Houston in 1948. He grew up in the Fifth Ward and the Northside neighborhoods. Castillo talks about his activism in the University of Houston Mexican American Youth Organization and the organization's efforts to recruit and retain Chicana/o students, to establish the Center for Mexican American Studies, and to create the UH Marcha por La Humanidad mural. He also talks about co-founding Centro Aztlán, a cooperative that is dedicated to providing educational and social… more
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Castillo, Edward
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Michael Linden, June 9, 2016

Description: In his interview, Linden discussed segregation, church involvement, and the challenges faced by people of color in Port Arthur.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 50 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Linden Michael
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Grover Martin, June 9, 2016

Description: Grover Martin was born and raised in Prairie View and went to Prairie View A&M for his BA and MA. He moved to Amarillo to work in the local air force base and continued on in another federal government job until the early 1990s. He was part of the Amarillo NAACP and experienced all black education institutions.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Martin, Grover
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Wayne Woodward, June 9, 2016

Description: Wayne Woodward discusses his early life and activism and civil rights issues and the discriminatory culture of the Texas Panhandle,
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Bynum, Katherine & Woodward, Wayne
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Pearlene Martin on June 9, 2016.

Description: Pearlene Martin was raised around Texas and obtained her Masters degree at West Texas State College. She began teaching in Plainview Texas in the 1950s and then moved to Amarillo with her husband. She taught in segregated and integrated schools. In 1980 she became the first women president of the Amarillo NAACP. Since retiring, he has continued her involvement in the community. Some of Martin’s accolades include receiving the 1977 Edward Henderson Award, one of YMCA’s highest awards; the 1992 S… more
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Martin, Pearlene
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Victor Trevino on June 9, 2016.

Description: West Oso School Board history and personal history.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Trevino , Victor
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Frank Mendoza, July 9, 2016

Description: Frank talks about his early life growing up in the fields as a migrant working and working in San Antonio. He also talks about his poetry.
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Mendoza, Frank
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jose Uriegas on July 9, 2016.

Description: Uriegas talks about growing up in Uvalde, being run out of Uvalde as a young man, and finishing high school in Del Rio. He talks about how Anglos in Uvalde used to turn the gas off the "Mexican" side of town to preserve pressure for the Anglo side when the weather was cold. He talks about the constant pressure that discriminatory treatment has on an individual's psyche. He talks about MAYO in Uvalde and serving on Uvalde city council. The most interesting part of the interview is him talking ab… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Uriegas, Jose
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Teresa Perez-Wiseley, June 9, 2016

Description: Ms. Perez-Wiseley was raised in the west side of Corpus Christi. She witnessed some acts of racial and class discrimination, but was not directly subjected to it during her youth. While she was very involved in community and student affairs, she did not become involved in the Chicano movement until she attended UT in the early 70s. After being excluded from leadership position in the Young Democrats, she joined the Raza Unida Party and was a member of MAYO at UT. After college, she worked for t… more
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 57 minutes 01 second
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Perez-Wiseley, Teresa
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Tommie Wyatt, June 9, 2016

Description: Tommie Wyatt talks about segregation and the newspaper business.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Wyatt, Tommie
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Pablo Avila, July 9, 2016

Description: Pablo Avila, former Zavala County Judge, is one of the elected public officials that came to power through the Raza Unida Party. Avila was born and raised in Crystal City in a middle class family. He described his family's interest in politics and his account of public life and the relationships between Anglos and Mexican Americans. His family --his mother especially-- were very invested in national and local politics. After going to college and becoming an attorney, Avila returned to Crystal C… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Avila, Pablo; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Esperanza Acosta, July 9, 2016.

Description: Ms. Acosta spoke about working on military bases at the Base Exchange--working her way up to management.
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 46 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Acosta, Esperanza; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alford Littleton, July 9, 2016

Description: Alford Littleton was born in Corvell County, Texas. His family briefly moved to California then returned to Texas when moving to Odessa during the 1950s. Littleton attended segregated schools while in Odessa and graduated valedictorian from Blackshear High School. Littleton attended the University of Texas at Austin for two years, but he returned to Odessa to work and raise a family. In Odessa, Littleton became the first African American to work within Shell’s refinery lab. He later started his… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 48 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Littleton, Alford
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with David Ojeda, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with David Ojeda, a civil rights activist from Carrizo Springs, Texas. In the interview, Ojeda discusses his childhood, experiences with segregation, becoming involved with civil rights organizations, the Chicano Movement, and Raza Unida.
Date: July 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Ojeda, David; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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