A videorecording of an interview with noted screen actor Charlton Heston, conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.

A videorecording of an interview with noted screen actor Charlton Heston, conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.

Video of a presentation about Joyce Thompson given by Fran Vick at Texas Woman's University in 2008. Phyllis Bridges, Ann Stuart, and Carolyn Rozier also speak.

A videorecording of an interview with Clayton Williams, who was then a Republican candidate for governor of Texas, conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University on January 18, 1990.

Interview with T. Boone Pickens, President of Mesa Petroleum. In the interview, Pickens discusses the recent media attention for his company and the oil industry in general.

Bill Settle discusses the Porter family, he focuses mostly on Pleasant Porter.

A video of a panel with Craig Clifford, William Owens, and John Graves discussing their Texas essays and how they differ from normal essays.

"Nelson Crow's Remembrances of the Settlement of Western Oklahoma Territory"

Interview with Charles Stenholm, a U.S. Congressman. In the interview, Representative Stenholm discusses recent events in Washington with the opening of the Congressional session.

Interview with Richard Gonzales, a journalist from Arlington, Texas. In his interview, Gonzales discusses his early life, his education, student activism, founding the Association of Mexican American Students at UT Arlington, and his political activism and advocacy for Mexican-Americans.

Interview with Frank Jackson, mayor of Prairie View, Texas. In the interview, Jackson discusses his early life and education in Luling, Texas, living under Jim Crow, his service in the U.S. Navy, the incorporation of Prairie View, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Luis Cano was born in Corpus Christi, TX. After attending University of North Texas, he came to Houston and would become involved in the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida Party. As a teacher at Austin High School, he would develop one of the first Mexican American courses. This experience along with his awareness of his family's political history would lead him to dedicate his life to education efforts. Cano talks the Huelga School Movement, a false pairing plan that placed Mexican American and African American youth together and called it integration. He also speaks about co-founding the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans and developing some of its cultural and youth-oriented initiatives, including teatro, a library, a school for at-risk students, and gang prevention. Cano describes his experiences as one of the first lecturers for the UH Center for Mexcian American Studies.

Interview with Ruth Ray, a descendant of James Kerr. The interview includes stories about James Kerr, for whom Kerr County, Texas was named.

"United States Government Administration of Indian Affairs"

Tomas Juan Chicote discusses his life and talks about his grandfather Chief Samuel Chicote

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Voices of Poetry Number 1 event in 2006. This video features various poetry performances live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniments.

James Josey Sr. was born in Galveston in 1947 and grew-up in the predominately African American neighborhood located north of Broadway St. Josey Sr. came of age witnessing segregation. He attended Central High, the African American High School, served in Vietnam, and lived in Los Angeles, California for a few years before returning to island in 1991. He talks about the robust African American business sector during Jim Crow and how the national movements for Civil Rights, lead by MLK and Malcolm X, spurred the youth-directed desegregation efforts in Galveston. Josey Sr. also addresses his involvement in gang prevention, becoming a mentor to young African American males, the role of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Galveston, and the meaning of Juneteenth. He speaks about why he founded the first African American History Museum in Galveston and the critical role that it has played in the community. Lastly, Josey Sr. discusses notable African Americans in Galveston.

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 became involved in the West Baytown Civic Assocation, the United Concerned Citizens of Baytown, gang prevention, and the co-founding of the Promise Center. He talks about how the Jose Campos Torres case outraged the Houston Chicana/o community, how he tackled gang graffiti and worked with youth on mural projects through the West Baytown Civic Association, how African Americans and Mexican Americans in Baytown came together to address police brutality after the brutal death of Luis Alfonso Torres, and how the Promise Center is committed to serving the community through child, youth, and adult programming. Aguilar also speaks about the importance of gang prevention endeavors, particularly in the area of art and culture.

Interview with Narciso Aleman, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.

Program on Black history in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Interview with Tony Gutierrez, an activist and former county commissioner from from Harlingen, Texas. In his interview, Gutierrez discusses his background, working life, his local political activism, and race relations in Harlingen.

Carlos Calbillo was born in Magnolia in 1949 and grew up in Pasadena. He began his activism at San Jacinto Community College when he was kicked out for not shaving his beard. In his early college years, he is a part of SDS and the Worker's World Union. Mr. Calbillo became involved with PASSO after meeting Leonel Castillo at an MLK Solidarity March in the Third Ward in 1968. Soon, he is leading voter registration drives in Pasadena, working at the Chicano Training Center, and for VISTA. In the 70s, Mr. Calbillo gravitates to the more millitant Chicano Movement where he becomes involved in writing Papel Chicano and protesting HISD integration policies. He also joins the movement in other areas of the country including California and Colorado. In the latter half of the 70s, Mr. Calbillo began working at a TV station, prompting him to begin a show called "Reflejos del Barrio" and create local documentaries including one about Joe Campos Torres.

Home Chancy discusses Jackson Barnett, Eastman Richards, Chitto Harjo-Crazy Snake, Reverend Dhu Cameron, Booker T. Washington, Chief Sam, Boyhood Games, Ku Klux Klan, and Depression Times

Interview with L. Clifford Davis, an attorney and community leader from Fort Worth, Texas. In this interview, Davis discusses his early life, education, law practice and civil rights activism in Texas and Arkansas.