Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015

Interview with Amancio Chapa, former mayor of La Joya, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood and education in Corpus Christi, the Chicano movement, the Raza Unida Party and politics in South Texas.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Chapa, Amancio & Enriquez, Sandra
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarice Watkins, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Clarice Watkins, June 25, 2015

Interview with Clarice Watkins, a Justice of the Peace from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Watkins discusses her background, education, racial violence, community activism, integration, experiences with discrimination, and her radio career.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Watkins, Clarice & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francisco Briones, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Francisco Briones, June 25, 2015

Interview with Francisco Briones, a civil rights activist from Alamo, Texas, near McAllen. In his interview, Briones discusses his early life, his education at Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and his activism in the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Briones, Francisco; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gloria Moon, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gloria Moon, June 25, 2015

Interview with Gloria Moon, an educator from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Moon discusses her family background, school integration in Marshall, and her experiences with racial discrimination.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Moon, Gloria; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Dulaney, Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with RC Salinas, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with RC Salinas, June 25, 2015

Interview with RC Salinas, an educator from Rio Grande City, Texas. In the interview, Salinas discusses his early life, education at Texas A&M, career, Chicano activism, religion, and the history of Rio Grande City.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Salinas, RC; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Claudis Minor on June 25, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Claudis Minor on June 25, 2016

Claudis talks about his parents working at Kelly Field; discrimination at Kelly; segregation in San Antonio; sports--black and brown; his time in the military--stationed in Ethiopia; SNCC in San Antonio;
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Minor , Claudis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Victor San Miguel and David Gomez on June 25, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Victor San Miguel and David Gomez on June 25, 2016.

Video recording of a group interview with Victor San Miguel and David Gomez, two of the current leaders of the Brown Berets in San Antonio, Texas. During the interview each of the men discusses his background and upbringing, and how he came to join the organization. Additionally, Mr. San Miguel explains the role of the southside Brown Berets and the philosophy of Carnalismo including anecdotes about traveling to other cities in Texas to organize Brown Berets, as well as several specific protests where they got involved.
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; San Miguel, Victor & Gomez, David
System: The Portal to Texas History