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Oral History Interview with Peggy Fontenette-Yates, June 10, 2016
Peggy Fontenette Yates was born in Houston in 1946 and grew up in Pleasantville, a historic African American neighborhood of Houston. She discusses her mom's involvement in the community through civic organizations and her brother's experience at the University of Houston as one of the school's first Black students. Ms. Yates also shared her business ventures as she owned and ran Fontenette's Restaurant in the 1970s, and her experience in nursing school and becoming a nurse subsequently. Currently, she is a member of SHAPE's Elders Institute of Wisdom, and is involved in the community through her project Woman's Roots prison aftercare program.
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Rodriguez, Samantha & Fontenette-Yates, Peggy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Torey Doucette, June 10, 2016
Discussed the "transition" generation (segregation).
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Doucette, Torey; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System:
The Portal to Texas History