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Oral History Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, July 8, 2015

Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, a bail bondsman from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Walker discusses his early life, attending segregated schools, the civil rights movement, college activism, and working at NASA.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Walker, Jesse Marvin; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vicente Molina, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Vicente Molina, July 8, 2015

Interview with Vicente Molina, an educator from Laredo, Texas. In the interview, Molina discusses his childhood, military service, education, Chicano activism, Raza Unida Party, and his involvement with community organizations.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Molina, Vicente; Robles, David; Krochmal, Max & Enriquez, Sandra
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wayne Sadberry, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Wayne Sadberry, July 8, 2015

Interview with Wayne Sadberry, a curator at the Brazos Valley African-American Museum from Prairie View, Texas. Sadberry discusses his early life, family background, and living under Jim Crow segregation. Sadberry also discusses his education at St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, Virginia and service in the Air Force. He also discusses working as a research assistant on a grant project to Antarctica while a graduate student at Texas A&M.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sadberry, Wayne & Moye, Todd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abel Bosquez, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Abel Bosquez, June 8, 2016

Basquez was raised in the Panhandle and joined the Marines as a young man. Upon returning, the settled in Amarillo and eventually obtained a job at Pantex. At Pantex, he became invovled with Union organizating and evetnually became an organizer lobbying in Washington DC. From there, he began joining other ogranizations such as LULAC to raise scolarship money as well as to promote voter regestration. He ran for State Representative in Amarillo three times.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Bosquez, Abel; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Andrew Hernandez, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Andrew Hernandez, June 8, 2016

Mr. Hernandez was raised in San Antonio, spending most of his formative years in the east side. While young, he became involved in local politics, working for several high profile campaigns, including State Senator Joe Bernal. He studied political science in Trinity University; at a very young age, he was offered the opportunity to work as the first Research Director for SVREP. He collected data and worked with MALDEF and SVREP attorneys to combat voting discrimination in Texas. In 1980, he ran Ted Kennedy's presidential campaign in the southwest. After the death of Willie Velasquez, he took the reins of SVREP. He returned to partisan politics later on, working with the Democratic Party. In addition to his account of his work in San Antonio politics and SVREP, Mr. Hernandez talks about the Mexican American and the broader "Latino/a" vote and the role of these constituencies in national electoral politics.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Hernandez, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arturo Eureste, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Arturo Eureste, June 8, 2016

Arturo Eureste was born in Waelder, TX in 1954. He comes from a family that has been politically active as his father was involved in groups like PASSO and LULAC while his brother was a member of more radical movements such as MAYO. He discusses how his family involvement encouraged him to become active in efforts like the UFW Boycott, and through MAYO and LRUP in Houston. Mr. Eureste also shares his work with the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AMMA) and his current involvement in the community.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Eureste, Arturo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Joseph, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Harold Joseph, June 8, 2016

Harold Joseph discussed his work with the Port Arthur community, racial politics, and political changes in city.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Joseph, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Aaron, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James Aaron, June 8, 2016

James Aaron was born and raised in Pleasantville, a predominately African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. After highschool, he would join the People's Party II. He discusses growing up with Carl Hampton, segregation in Houston, the community activities of the People's Party II, and how he would become the leader of the party after the Dowling Shootout. He also talks in depth about the goal and purpose of the Rainbow Coalition, which comprised of the People's Party II, the John Brown Revolutionary League and the Mexican American Youth Organization.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Aaron, James; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry High, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jerry High, June 8, 2016

Discussed his memories of the segregation, the positive and negative outcomes of segregation, and the role of the church in his life and the black community.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Krochmal, Max & High, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016

Jewell Allen was born and raised in Georgetown. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and obtained a scholarship to attend Prairie View A&M University. She transferred to Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, where she met her husband, and graduated with a BA in English. She and her husband moved to Amarillo after he was recruited as a coach. She coached girls' basketball and taught English in Amarillo and was involved with Greek Letter organizations as well as the NAACP.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Allen, Jewelle & Wisely, Karen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016

Mr. Durón Guerra grew up in a middle class family in northern Mexico; he lived in several Mexican cities while getting his education. He migrated to the U.S. upon reaching adulthood and lived for a while in Philadelphia before joining the Armed Forces. He finished his military career in Texas, and eventually settled in Austin, where he established the "El Azteca" restaurant, which stands to this day. He has been involved in community affairs for a very long time, and was one of the early members of the Austin G.I. Forum chapter. In the interview, Mr. Durón Guerra talks about the experience of migration, the discriminatory treatment that Mexican Americans received in housing, employment, etc. as well as his activism in community affairs.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Durón Guerra, Jorge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leonard Sweat, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Leonard Sweat, June 8, 2016

Leonard Sweat grew up in Nacogdoches and participated in the protests and activism while he was in school. He worked in Lufkin, because economic opportunity in Nacogdoches was limited. He returned to Nacogdoches later in life to work as a minister. Mr. Sweat discussed growing up in segregated Nacogdoches, the integration of the schools, the brutality of Chief Roebuck, protests in the late 1960s and 1970, representation of African-Americans in politics and voter apathy.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Sweat, Leonard; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Longoria, June 8, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Longoria, June 8, 2016.

Longoria discussed his personal history as a media executive and organizer.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Longoria, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Susana Almanza, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Susana Almanza, June 8, 2016

Susana talks about growing up in East Austin, residential segregation in E. Austin, environmental justice/racism, black-brown relations, etc.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Almanza, Susana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Collins, July 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gene Collins, July 8, 2016

Gene Collins was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. He attended Abilene Christian University, where he was a campus and community civil rights organizer. He completed his college education at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Collins is now a local businessman and minister in Odessa, Texas. He has been president of the Odessa NAACP for over 15 years, and co-chair for environmental justice for the statewide NAACP. He helped lead several efforts toward environmental justice in and outside Odessa.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Collins, Gene & Wisely, Karen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Graciela Guzman Saenz, July 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Graciela Guzman Saenz, July 8, 2016

Described her childhood in a working class Mexican American family, the obstacles she had to overcome to become lawyer, and her history working on both sides of the criminal justice system.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Saenz, Graciela Guzman; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kelton D. Sams on July 8, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Kelton D. Sams on July 8, 2016.

Kelton Sams Jr. was born in Galveston in 1943. He grew up on 43rd Street close to the Palm Terrace Housing Projects North of Broadway, mostly an African American area. He attended Central High School, the historic Black School. During spring break of junior year at Central, he led a sit-in at different lunch counters on the Island. This demonstration led to the desegregation of restaurants in Galveston. Following the sit-ins, Sams led other efforts on the Island including the desegregation of a Dairy Queen and Stewart Beach. Upon his graduation from Central High School in 1961, he left Galveston and attended Texas Southern University where he quickly became active in different movements including protesting segregated movie theaters and voting registration efforts. Sams briefly became involved in Houston's War on Poverty programs through the Harris County Community Action Agency, where he led several initiatives. Mr. Sams has also been involved with the Unitarian Church and has worked for the City of Houston in urban development as a contractor until his recent retirement. In 2015, Mr. Sams published a book entitled Growing Up In Galveston, Texas, where he shared his story growing up on the Island and his experiences in desegregation …
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Sams, Kelton D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nick Hernandez, July 7, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Nick Hernandez, July 7, 2016

Nick Hernandez was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. He attended Milam Elementary, Dunbar Junior High, and Ector High School before obtaining his GED at Southwest State University in San Marcos, Texas while working within Job Core; Hernandez was only fourteen when he obtained his GED. As a teenager, he took an interest in cars, which eventually led him to study car body work, which he took and taught others. Influenced by Raul Guerrero, originally from Pecos and educated at the University of Texas at El Paso, Hernandez helped start the Brown Berets chapter of Odessa, Texas. Hernandez helped lead the community protests against police brutality regarding the Larry Lozano beating and killing by the Odessa Police Department. Hernandez is now in the Hall of Fame of Lowrider Magazine and is part of Taste of Latin Car Club.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Hernandez, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Patricia Easley, July 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Patricia Easley, July 8, 2016

Ms. Easley was born and raised in Montgomery, Texas. She is the descendant of slaves from the area, and she has traced her lineage back to the arrival of her family in Texas. She attended segregated schools until ninth grade, graduated from Sam Houston State University, and began a successful corporate career in Houston. She returned to Montgomery where she retired. In her interview, Ms. Easley describes life and conditions in Montgomery when she was growing up, her families long history, the way her family sheltered her from the harshness of discrimination, her time at Sam Houston State, political activism, her career, and how Montgomery has changed over time.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Easley, Patricia & May, Meredith
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016.

Rogelio talks about growing up in Uvalde and the amount of discrimination he faced, especially as a young man playing football. He talks about Uvalde's local economy of sheep/goat sheering.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Munoz , Rogelio
System: The Portal to Texas History