Oral History Interview with Emilio Abeyta, June 24, 2016
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Emelio E. Abeyta was born in the Santa Rosa, New Mexico area. His family moved to Littlefield for his father’s work. Abeyta began attending Catholic seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico and then Ohio as a teenager. He served as a priest in various West Texas towns. While serving in Slaton, Texas, Abeyta ran for school board, becoming the first ethnic Mexican school board member and aiding in the integration of the town’s schools. He left the priesthood to work for the Civil Rights Division of the D…
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Date:
June 24, 2016
Duration:
54 minutes 14 seconds
Creator:
Abeyta, Emilio; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library