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Oral History Interview with Elisha Demerson, June 11, 2016

Description: Elisha Demerson was born and raised in Amarillo. Elisha Demerson and his twin brother both received appointments to West Point, but returned to Amarillo after two years to be near their ill mother. Elisha Demerson first worked at Pantex as a yard worker but entered West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) where he gained a bachelors then a masters in engineering. He has his own congregation as a minister. In addition, Elisha Demerson became the first African American Potter C… more
Date: June 11, 2016
Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Demerson, Elisha; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Patricia Thomas, July 31, 2016

Description: Patricia A. Thomas was born in 1957 in Andrews, Texas, where she grew up. She entered elementary school in an integrated school where many of her classmates as well as some teachers physically and verbally abused the African American students. Thomas first attended Lincoln Elementary and then Jack and Jill Elementary. In junior high and high school, Thomas adapted many black nationalists or “radical” viewpoints, which led her to call for the teaching of African American history in her high scho… more
Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Thomas, Patricia
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Iris Lawrence, June 22, 2016

Description: Iris Lawrence was born and raised in the North Heights neighborhood of Amarillo, Texas. She attended African American universities, including Howard University, and earned a master’s degree in English. While in college, Lawrence also participated in attempting to integrate Amarillo while on school breaks. Upon returning to Amarillo after living in various places like Austin, Texas, Lawrence worked for the state’s comptrollers office and served as the president of the NAACP.
Date: June 22, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Lawrence, Iris
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alphonso Vaughn, June 22, 2016

Description: Alphonso Vaughn was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. He lived through the integration of local schools as a high school student. From Amarillo, he entered the military and then attending the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas. Upon his return to Amarillo, Vaughn helped start the city’s Juneteenth Celebration along with various civil rights and cultural organizations. He served five, two year terms as president of Amarillo’s NAACP. Since then, he has served as a Potter County … more
Date: June 22, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 01 second
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Vaughn, Alphonso
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Guzman, June 7, 2016

Description: Guzman was born in Edinburg and moved to Hart as a child. He later moved to Amarillo and bought his own small buisness. He helped revitalize the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in the 1980s.
Date: June 7, 2016
Duration: 11 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Guzman, Gilbert & Zapata, Joel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016

Description: Jewell Allen was born and raised in Georgetown. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and obtained a scholarship to attend Prairie View A&M University. She transferred to Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, where she met her husband, and graduated with a BA in English. She and her husband moved to Amarillo after he was recruited as a coach. She coached girls' basketball and taught English in Amarillo and was involved with Greek Letter organizations as well as the NAACP.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Allen, Jewelle & Wisely, Karen
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lilia Escajeda, July 6, 2016

Description: Lilia Escajeda was born in El Paso, Texas. She grew up between El Paso, Van Horn, and Amarillo; and she remembers going to segregated schools in Van Horn. She settled in Amarillo as an adult after her husband died, and she eventually became the first female loan-officer for any bank in Amarillo, at the Amarillo National Bank. She joined various community organizations, boards, and became both the first Mexican American women Amarillo College board member and City Commissioner (later City Counci… more
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 41 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Escajeda, Lilia; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Socorro Medina on June 5, 2016

Description: Socorro "Coco" Medina grew up in Amarillo and attending university in Denver, where she joined the Chicano Movement. She returned to Amarillo and began to push for social justice in the Panhandle through the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other mainstream organizations. She also launched the first Spanish language radio station in the city alongside her husband and is currently helping preserve the history of the city's Mexican American population.
Date: June 5, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Medina, Socorro
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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