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Oral History Interview with Ray Wilson on July 13, 2016.

Description: Ray Wilson was born in Alabama in 1939 and moved to Chicago at the age of 7. When he was in 10th grade, his mom remarried and his family moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he came of age and joined several local struggles for civil rights including a sit in. Wilson also joined the military in the 1960s, where he experienced integrated ranks within the Army. In the 1970s, he moved to Baytown where he began working for ExxonMobile. Upon his arrival, he quickly noticed racism and segregation in Baytown.… more
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 34 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Wilson, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Mike Wilson on July 12, 2018.

Description: Mike Wilson was born in Dayton, Ohio, in the 1960s, where he witnessed white flight and urban decay. He grew up in all-Black spaces and was surrounded by a community of Black progressives. When he was in second grade, his parents divorced, subsequently moving him to Louisiana. Upon his arrival to the South, he faced a culture shock, as he believed African Americans were more “submissive” and “knew their place.” Two years later, his parents got back together and moved to Baytown. Wilson attended… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Wilson, Mike
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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Oral History Interview with Fred Aguilar, July 12 2016

Description: Fred Aguilar was born in 1950 in a small barrio located in the affluent Alamo Heights neighborhood of San Antonio. His father's determination along with his his mother's dedication to volunterism provided him the fortitude to not only survive the discrimintation he witnessed in his youth, but to also become an community activist in both Houston and Baytown. After the Jose Campos Torres case sparked Aguilar's participation in the Houston Chicana/o Movement, he would move to Baytown where he beca… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Aguilar, Fred; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Raphael Montgomery on July 26, 2018.

Description: Raphael Montgomery was born in 1973 in Baytown. He came of age in the African-American Cedar Bayou neighborhood where there was a vibrant African-American business community and residents created a village setting. His parents raised him with the idea that he had to work harder and smarter due to racial discrimination. After graduating from Ross S. Sterling High School, Montgomery attended Prairie View A&M briefly before enrolling at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. At Fisk University, … more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 01 second
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Montgomery, Raphael
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Agustin Loredo, July 15, 2016

Description: Agustin Loredo was born in Baytown, Texas in 1974 and comes from a family with long ties to the area. In the 1930s, several family members, including his father, were repatriated even though they were U.S. citizens. Loredo grew up with stories (that he later researched as a college student at UH) about the vibrant Mexican American community in Baytown, including stories of fiestas patrias and Guadalupe Church, the hub for the community. In 1996, he attended the University of Houston, where he e… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Loredo, Agustin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Hilda Martinez, July 15, 2016

Description: Hilda C. Martinez was born in 1948 in San Luis, San Luis Potosi. Her family migrated to the United States in 1952 and eventually settled in Baytown. In 1961, when Martinez was twelve years old, her mother passed away from breast cancer and she and her siblings subsequenly lived with several foster families. She attended Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary, the Mexican School of Baytown, and had a culture shock when she attended the integrated Baytown Junior High due to her inability to cultivate frien… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Martinez, Hilda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Johnson’s January, 1982 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

Description: General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and… more
Date: 1982
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

Johnson’s January, 1984 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

Description: General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and… more
Date: 1984
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

Johnson’s January, 1980 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

Description: General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and… more
Date: 1980
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

Johnson’s January, 1979 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

Description: General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and… more
Date: 1979
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library
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