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Oral History Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Zamudio, Alcadio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Garza, Richard Hererra, and Diana Hererra, July 1, 2016

Description: Richard Hererra discusses high school and growing up on the west side of San Antonio. Diana Hererra discusses why she didn't participate in the Edgewood High School walkout in 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 01 second
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve; Garza, Manuel; Hererra, Richard & Hererra, Diana
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jaime Martinez, July 1, 2016

Description: Jaime Martinez was a Civil rights activist and farm worker advocate from San Antonio. Martinez served as the Chairman of the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation board and was a lifetime advocate for civil rights. Martinez grew up on the West side San Antonio and attended Lanier High School. In his interview, he talked about his life as a labor organizer, having a street named after him, and what it takes to be an organizer. He died in July of 2017.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Jaime
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Joe Bernal, July 1, 2016

Description: In the first part of his interview, Mr. Bernal talks about his experiences growing up in the west side of San Antonio. He talks about living conditions and the different jobs he had as a young man to help his household. He also discussed the conditions in the area schools, and the way Mexican American youth were steered toward trades instead of going to college. He also talks about his experience in the military; he was sent to the Philippines and Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., Mr. Bernal a… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bernal, Joe; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Bustamante, July 1, 2016

Description: Daniel Bustamante was born in Corpus Christi in 1948 and was raised in both Mathis and Corpus Christi. He grew up in a farm worker family and attended the "Mexican" School in Mathis. His activist consciousness began in 1965, when he left to California to work in the fields--the discrimination he faced changed him. In addition, he became a conscious objector during the Vietnam War. He attended Del Mar College from 1967-1969, where he became involved in the Anti-War Movement, the Young Democrats,… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Bustamante, Daniel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Vernice Moore and Hosea Gabriel, July 1, 2016

Description: Vernice Moore discussed her early life in a segregated Port Arthur, her parents' struggles (social and economic), and her fight against segregation. Hosea Gabriel discussed his lifetime of work to end segregation, to bring about social and economic change to his hometown, and to maintain his family's dignity amid severe obstacles.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio; Gabriel, Hosea & Moore, Vernice
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bertha and Alfred Miranda, July 1, 2016

Description: Ms. Miranda was born in Grand Prairie but spent the majority of her childhood in the Rio Grande Valley, where she experienced segregation and poor schooling. Determined to be a teacher, she eventually obtained her degree in education and began working as a special education teacher in Lufkin, the first Mexican-American teacher at LISD. Her husband was born and raised in Diboll, where he worked for Temple Industries. In their interview, Ms. Miranda describes the discrimination she faced in the V… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin; Miranda, Bertha & Miranda, Alfred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Brown, July 1, 2016.

Description: Ms. Brown was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She attended segregated schools in South Lufkin prior to moving to North Lufkin, where she attended and graduated from Dunbar High. She became a teacher at a private school and implemented African-American history into her curriculum. In her interview, Ms. Brown describes segregation in Lufkin, the violence and fear of white reprisals, the African-American community, and her career as a teacher.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 39 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Brown, Barbara; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Herrera, July 1, 2016

Description: Gilbert Herrera was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, a police officer, died on duty. Herrera was raised by a single mother. Having few economic opportunities, as a child he would break into homes to find food. As a teenager, Herrera joined a gang and eventually was jailed or imprisoned three times. He left prison a final time days before his mother died of cancer. During the early 1970s, Herrera began to lead and grow the West Texas Brown Berets. He organized several marches against police b… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 43 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Herrera, Gilbert
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sheila Patterson Harris and Rose Wilson, July 1, 2016

Description: Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work sector, she faced pushback by some community economic elites. Sheila Patterson-Harris was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Her father is T.J. Patterson-Harris, the first African American City Representative of Lubbock, Texas. She attend… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Harris, Sheila Patterson; Wilson, Rose & Wisely, Karen
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Urbina, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Gilbert Urbina, a small business owner from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Urbina discusses the racial climate in Tyler, especially for the Latino community.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Urbina, Gilbert; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Abel Ochoa, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Abel Ochoa, educator from Donna, Texas. In the interview, Ochoa discusses his upbringing, education, military service, civil rights activism, and the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Ochoa, Abel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bettye Mitchell, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Bettye Mitchell a community leader from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Mitchell discusses her family background, going to segregated and integrated schools, experiences with racism, civil rights activism, her church community, and her political activism.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Mitchell, Bettye & Bynum, Katherine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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