Oral History Interview with Halcyon Watkins, July 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Halcyon Watkins, July 23, 2015

Interview with Halcyon Watkins, a veterinarian from Prairie View, Texas. In her interview, Watkins discusses her family background, and her education at St. Frances de Sales School in Virginia, a Catholic boarding school for African American girls. She also discusses her education at Texas Southern University and Tuskegee University. While a student at TSU, Watkins participated in lunch counter and bus station sit-ins in Houston.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Watkins, Halcyon & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Harrison, July 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James Harrison, July 23, 2015

Interview with James Harrison, a civil rights activist from Huntsville, Texas. In the interview, Harrison discusses his early life, education, Jim Crow segregation, and his work in the civil rights movement.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Harrison, James & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Duarte, July 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Pete Duarte, July 23, 2015

Interview with Pete Duarte from El Paso, Texas.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Robles, David & Duarte, Pete
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1) captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1)

Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his family background and education, and the founding of the La Fe clinic. This is the first of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Wilborn, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with John Wilborn, June 25, 2015

Interview with John Wilborn, an educator from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Wilborn discusses his early life, growing up under Jim Crow segregation, community activism, attending college, military service, school integration, and becoming involved in local politics in Marshall.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Wilborn, John; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Dulaney, Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Katherlene Onic, June 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Katherlene Onic, June 23, 2015

Interview with Katherlene Onic, a nurse from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Onic discusses her family background, education, experiences with discrimination, activism at Wiley College, labor unions, the NAACP, and race relations.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Onic, Katherlene; Dulaney, Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruben Rosales, June 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruben Rosales, June 23, 2015

Interview with Ruben Rosales from Pharr, TX. In the interview, Rosales discusses his childhood, military service, experiences with segregation and discrimination, the Pharr riot of 1971 and its' aftermath, police brutality, the Chicano movement, and politics.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Rosales, Ruben; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History