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Oral History Interview with James Josey, July 6, 2016.

James Josey Sr. was born in Galveston in 1947 and grew-up in the predominately African American neighborhood located north of Broadway St. Josey Sr. came of age witnessing segregation. He attended Central High, the African American High School, served in Vietnam, and lived in Los Angeles, California for a few years before returning to island in 1991. He talks about the robust African American business sector during Jim Crow and how the national movements for Civil Rights, lead by MLK and Malcol… more

Date: July 6, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 05 seconds

Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Josey Sr., James

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Cornelia Harris Banks, July 6, 2016

Cornelia Harris Banks was born in Galveston in 1947.She grew up in a neighborhood on the South of Broadway, which was a mixed neighborhood. Harris Banks witnessed segregated public spaces on the Island and the integration of schools in the 1960s. She graduated from high school in 1965 and attended Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where she remained until 1996. Upon her return to Galveston in the late 1990s, she became very involved in the community. Subsequently, Harris Banks became the fi… more

Date: July 6, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 32 seconds

Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Banks, Cornelia Harris