Oral History Interview with James F. White, November 10, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James F. White, November 10, 1977

Interview with Dr. James F. White, minister at the Perkins School of Theology and leader of the Citizens Organization for a Sound Trinity (COST) group, which was in opposition to the Trinity Barge Canal construction project. White provides details about newspaper coverage of the issue, the group's involvement in politics, and his views of other political issues.
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & White, James F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Katie Sherrod, November 10, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Katie Sherrod, November 10, 2012

Interview with Katie Sherrod, a journalist in Dallas and Forth Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her involvement in various women's rights movements during the 1970s, and her career as a newspaperwoman and a broadcast journalist.
Date: November 10, 2012
Creator: Mehdi, Sahar; Nolasea, Diana & Sherrod, Katie
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pedro F. Franco, March 10, 2011

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Interview with Colombian-born oral surgeon Pedro F. Franco as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Franco's personal experiences about childhood in Cali, Colombia, attending college and dental school in Bogota, playing on the college soccer team, and working for a new constitution in Colombia. Additionally, Franco discusses family background, his father being kidnapped by a guerrilla group, his residency in the guerrilla-dominated portion of Colombia, educational experiences in Chicago, returning to Colombia, his decision to come to Dallas after being threatened by guerrillas, the impact of his father and mother shaping his values and work ethic, dealing with American stereotypes of Colombia, the apathy of the new generation in America, the legalization of narcotics, his expectations upon coming to America, his thoughts on the importance of philanthropy, and the importance of immigrants in making American great.
Date: March 10, 2011
Creator: Nabors, Daniel & Franco, Pedro F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library