Oral History Interview with Socorro Medina on June 5, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Socorro Medina on June 5, 2016

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
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Medina, Socorro
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Sunday News-Globe (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 357, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 5, 1926 (open access)

Amarillo Sunday News-Globe (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 357, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 5, 1926

Weekly newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 5, 1926
Creator: Howe, Gene A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 341, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 5, 1920 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 341, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 5, 1920

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1920
Creator: Ramsey, Sumner M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History