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Oral History Interview with William Sam on June 15, 2018.
Discussed the history of labor unionism in the area, the connections between labor and civil rights, and the political implications of organized labor.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Sam, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016
Mr. Monroe discussed his upbringing in a segregated Port Arthur, his father's work to desegregate the city and the local college, and his own work to improve the conditions of minorities and disadvantaged students.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tommy Wilkerson, July 19, 2016
Mr. Wilkerson was born in Montgomery, Texas. He attended segregated schools in Montgomery and remained active in the area. In his interview, Mr. Wilkerson described how segregation operated in Montgomery, the state of education for African-American children, his family's history in the area, and his work in volunteering, community outreach, and as a member of the city council.
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith & Wilkerson, Tommy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Noyola on June 15, 2016.
Discussed his working-class family background, the educational and social barriers to social mobility for Hispanics in the area, and the importance of being active in civil rights struggles.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Noyola, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupe Uresti, July 14, 2016
Lupe Uresti discussed her experiences in a segregated Rosenberg and racially tense schooling, working for her father's business, her public service as a council member and then the first Mexican-American female mayor of Rosenberg, and finally her work for public housing services.
Date:
July 14, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Daniell; Bobadilla, Eladio & Uresti, Lupe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ella Flores, June 28, 2016
Ms. Flores discussed her family's arrival to southeast Texas, her community and relationships with whites and other minorities, and her work to preserve Hispanic culture in the region.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Flores, Ella & Bobadilla, Eladio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016
Cynthia Parra discussed her upbringing, her navigation of identity, and her work with the Hispanic community in Beaumont, TX. She is Assistant Director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Lamar University.
Date:
June 21, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Paul Noyola on June 17, 2016.
Robert and Paul discussed the history of the Noyola family, the different paths taken by various family members, and the political diversity within the family.
Date:
June 17, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio; Noyola, Robert & Noyola, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gethrel Williams, June 29, 2016
Gethrel Williams was from Beaumont, Texas. She was a long time civil rights and labor activist. During her time working for the U.S. Postal Service, she became a leader in in the American Postal Workers Union, both locally and nationally. In 2007, she was elected to the Beaumont City Council as Council-member-at-Large. In her interview, she discussed her efforts to desegregate public accommodations, her participation in the labor movement, and her work as a public, elected official. She died February 18, 2018.
Date:
June 29, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Williams, Gethrel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Morrison, July 6, 2016
Described his early childhood in a segregated Liberty, TX, his early involvement with environmental issues, his trajectory to becoming an environmental lawyer, and finally, his work as a Democratic elected official.
Date:
July 6, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Morrison, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marjorie Adams, July 20, 2016
Described her family's acquisition of land from former slaveowners, discrimination and segregation, political activism, and community work.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Adams, Marjorie & Grevious, Danielle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Thompson, June 9, 2016
Wanda Thompson discusses her memories of a segregated Port Arthur, her work with the church, and her job as a librarian and local historian.
Date:
June 9, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Thompson, Wanda
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mabel Huff York, July 28, 2016
Huff York described her rural upbringing, her experience in the civil rights struggle locally, and the changes that have happened in the region since her childhood.
Date:
July 28, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Huff York, Mabel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mabel Briggs, June 24, 2016
Oral history interview with Mabel Briggs, who discusses growing up in a segregated community, her parents' insistence on her "passing" as white, and her struggles as a black woman in white-male-dominated environments.
Date:
June 24, 2016
Creator:
Briggs, Mabel; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ann Robison, June 15, 2016
Discussed the history of LGBT activism in the Golden Triangle, her memories of Klan activity in Port Arthur, and the continuing struggles of the gay community.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Robison, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dora Olivo on July 7, 2016.
Dora Olivo is a Democratic former member of the Texas House of Representatives. In her interview, she described her education, early work, and her career as a teacher, lawyer, elected representative, and full time activist.
Date:
July 7, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Olivo, Dora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Moore on Jul;y 18, 2018.
Mr. Moore was the first Black elected official in Jefferson county (County Commissioner, 1986) and was involved in various aspects of pressuring the city for Black civil rights. He shared what he remembered about the 1943 race riot in Beaumont, mentioned class divisions within the segregated Black communities in Beaumont, discussed the significance of unions for workplace advancement, was critical to Black representation on schools boards/in PTAs, and helped form the South Park Voters League to initially influence school board elections and, later, Black voter enfranchisement.
Date:
July 18, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Moore, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Jones, June 7, 2016
Discussed historical racial relations and politics, the development of the NAACP in the area, and the challenges people of color have faced in the region.
Date:
June 7, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Jones, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Veronica Harris, July 20, 2016
Ms. Harris described her early childhood in rural Texas, her parents' shielding her and her siblings from racism, and her involvement in the community since the 1950s.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Daniell; Bobadilla, Eladio & Harris, Veronica
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobby Hollis, June 7, 2016
Hollis discussed the history of labor unions in the Golden Triangle, the challenges of growing up working-class, and the ongoing problems facing organized labor.
Date:
June 7, 2016
Creator:
Krochmal, Max; Bobadilla, Eladio & Hollis, Bobby
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Payne, June 16, 2016.
James Payne discussed his trajectory from living in a segregated town to becoming a lawyer and returning to a changed Beaumont. He spoke about his experiences with racism, discrimination, and the ways in which he overcame those obstacles.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle & Payne, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Terrence Holmes, June 28, 2016
Terrence L. Holmes is a judge for the Jefferson County Court in Texas. Holmes earned a B.S. from Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) in 1980. He later earned an M.S. from Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) in 1982 and a J.D. from Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas) in 1990. In his interview, Judge Holmes discussed segregation, the housing projects of Houma, Louisiana, and his trajectory to law and local politics.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Holmes, Terrence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernice Moore and Hosea Gabriel, July 1, 2016
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
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio; Gabriel, Hosea & Moore, Vernice
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruby Rodgers Dorsey, July 22, 2016
Ruby Rodgers Dorsey discussed growing up in rural Kendleton when it was an all-black community, her education, her views on what was gained and lost by integration, and her work as a teacher and school board member.
Date:
July 22, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Rodgers, Ruby Dorsey
System:
The Portal to Texas History