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Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Description: Arturo spoke about growing up in Crystal City. Him working the fields during his earlier years. He speaks a lot about local Crystal City politics. The initial push for representation envisaged by Los Cinco. Some about local Crystal City folks who were drafted for Vietnam. During this period--late 1960s, Arturo went to Wisconsin to work and live. He talked about the Crystal City walkouts--hearing about them in Wisconsin then moving back--and the demands that the students made. Finally, he talks … more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Gonzales, Arturo
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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
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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
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Grady Prestage on July 12, 2016.

Description: Grady Prestage is the Democratic Precinct 2 representative on the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court in Texas. He was elected in 1990, and his current term extends through 2022. In his interview, he described his early childhood in Louisiana, moving to Texas to work in the oil industry, and his decision to run for office, as well as the challenges of that office.
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Prados, Toni
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alpha Omega (Faye) Jones, July 12, 2016

Description: Ms. Jones was born in Trinity, Texas. Her parents were educators, and she moved a lot as a child following them to different schools. When she graduated from high school in Conroe at Booker T. Washington, she briefly attended TSU. After a time in Michigan, she eventually began a career with the postal service in Houston, where she retired from a management position. In her interview, Ms. Jones describes segregation in Cleveland and Conroe, Texas, her educational career, her experiences in the n… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Jones, Alpha Omega (Faye)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fay Batch, July 12, 2016

Description: Fay Batch was born and raised in Fairfield, New Jersey. Her parents were social justice advocates with various organizations, including the NAACP. As a child and teenager, she participated in various rallies and joined picket lines in chain stores to challenge segregation. Upon graduating from high school, Batch attended the University of Southern California from 1975-1979. After graduating from the USC, she moved to the Midland-Odessa area with her husband, also a USC graduate, who was origina… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Batch, Fay; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jay Gibson, July 12, 2016

Description: Jay Gibson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while his father attending medical school. The family moved to Kermit, Texas, where Gibson’s father began his practice. Gibson later moved to Austin, Texas when his parents divorced, but attended high school in Kermit during his final years of high school. Gibson attending the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 1972, and then attending law school at Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1975. Gibson moved to Odessa, Texa… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Gibson, Jay
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Estrus Tucker, June 12, 2015

Description: Interview with Estrus Tucker, a social worker from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, Tucker discusses his background, residential segregation, the Como neighborhood, and community activism in Fort Worth.
Date: June 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Tucker, Estrus & Moye, Todd
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Richard Menchaca, June 12, 2015

Description: Interview with Richard Menchaca, an educator, author and businessman from Dallas, Texas. In his interview, Menchaca discusses his upbringing in a segregated San Antonio, experiences as a student athlete, working as a teacher in Dallas, and his Chicano activism, including being president of LULAC.
Date: June 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Menchaca, Richard & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bennie Sherman, June 12, 2015

Description: Interview with Bennie Sherman from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, Sherman discusses his early life, living under Jim Crow segregation, education in Fort Worth schools, and the Civil Rights Movement in Fort Worth.
Date: June 12, 2015
Duration: 57 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Sherman, Bennie & Moye, Todd
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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