Oral History Interview with Ann Robison, June 15, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ann Robison, June 15, 2016

Discussed the history of LGBT activism in the Golden Triangle, her memories of Klan activity in Port Arthur, and the continuing struggles of the gay community.
Date: June 15, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Robison, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Beverly Hatcher, June 13, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Beverly Hatcher, June 13, 2016

Ms. Hatcher discussed migration from other states, the racism encountered in the 1970-80s, and her role as leader in the minority business community.
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Hatcher, Beverly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobby Hollis, June 7, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobby Hollis, June 7, 2016

Hollis discussed the history of labor unions in the Golden Triangle, the challenges of growing up working-class, and the ongoing problems facing organized labor.
Date: June 7, 2016
Creator: Krochmal, Max; Bobadilla, Eladio & Hollis, Bobby
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Brenda Spivey on June 27, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Brenda Spivey on June 27, 2016.

Discussed her mother's work as a domestic, the family's encounters with racism, her entrepreneurship, and her work on civil rights and black women's empowerment.
Date: June 27, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Spivey, Brenda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chance Henson, June 30, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Chance Henson, June 30, 2016

Chance Henson discussed his "coming out" story, his work to help other LGBT members of the community, and particularly his work to found Beaumont's first ever Pride parade/movement.
Date: June 30, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Henson, Chance
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016

Cynthia Parra discussed her upbringing, her navigation of identity, and her work with the Hispanic community in Beaumont, TX. She is Assistant Director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Lamar University.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Willard on June 29, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with David Willard on June 29, 2016.

David Willard is an educator in Beaumont, Texas. In his interview, he discussed his father's work and legacy in the desegregation process in southeast Texas, his own work in civil rights and education, and the ongoing struggles of the black community in the region.
Date: June 29, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Willard, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Moore on Jul;y 18, 2018. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Edward Moore on Jul;y 18, 2018.

Mr. Moore was the first Black elected official in Jefferson county (County Commissioner, 1986) and was involved in various aspects of pressuring the city for Black civil rights. He shared what he remembered about the 1943 race riot in Beaumont, mentioned class divisions within the segregated Black communities in Beaumont, discussed the significance of unions for workplace advancement, was critical to Black representation on schools boards/in PTAs, and helped form the South Park Voters League to initially influence school board elections and, later, Black voter enfranchisement.
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Moore, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ella Flores, June 28, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ella Flores, June 28, 2016

Ms. Flores discussed her family's arrival to southeast Texas, her community and relationships with whites and other minorities, and her work to preserve Hispanic culture in the region.
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Flores, Ella & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016.

Fernando Ramirez is an activist, advocate, and media professional for the Hispanic community in Port Arthur, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his personal history, and poverty, race relations, and minority struggles in the Triangle region of Texas.
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Ramirez, Fernando
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gethrel Williams, June 29, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gethrel Williams, June 29, 2016

Gethrel Williams was from Beaumont, Texas. She was a long time civil rights and labor activist. During her time working for the U.S. Postal Service, she became a leader in in the American Postal Workers Union, both locally and nationally. In 2007, she was elected to the Beaumont City Council as Council-member-at-Large. In her interview, she discussed her efforts to desegregate public accommodations, her participation in the labor movement, and her work as a public, elected official. She died February 18, 2018.
Date: June 29, 2016
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Williams, Gethrel
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 Hilton Kelley on June 20, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Hilton Kelley on June 20, 2016.

Mr. Hilton discussed his personal history in Corpus Christi, the justice system's breakdown in black communities, and his lifetime of political activism, especially on environmental matters.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Kelley, Hilton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James  Payne, June 16, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James Payne, June 16, 2016.

James Payne discussed his trajectory from living in a segregated town to becoming a lawyer and returning to a changed Beaumont. He spoke about his experiences with racism, discrimination, and the ways in which he overcame those obstacles.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Payne, James
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 Jesus Abrego, June 13, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesus Abrego, June 13, 2016

Discussed the history of the Hispanic community in the region, the role of religion, and the ongoing struggles to integrate and include Hispanics in local politics and society.
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: Abrego, Jesus; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lenny Caballero, June 23, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lenny Caballero, June 23, 2016

Discussed growing up in Port Arthur, his family's emphasis on assimilation, and his return to the region to work in business and government.
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Caballero, Lenny; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mabel Briggs, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mabel Briggs, June 24, 2016

Oral history interview with Mabel Briggs, who discusses growing up in a segregated community, her parents' insistence on her "passing" as white, and her struggles as a black woman in white-male-dominated environments.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Briggs, Mabel; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Michael Linden and Wanda Thompson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Arthur , June 9, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Michael Linden and Wanda Thompson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Arthur , June 9, 2016

Michael Linden and Wanda Thompson discuss the history of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and it's importance to the Black Catholic community in Port Arthur.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio; Linden, Michael & Thompson, Wanda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Michael Linden, June 9, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Michael Linden, June 9, 2016

In his interview, Linden discussed segregation, church involvement, and the challenges faced by people of color in Port Arthur.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Linden Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nelson Edgerly, June 15, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Nelson Edgerly, June 15, 2016

Discussed the labor movement since the 1950s, the nature of work in the oil industry, and the challenges that have faced organized labor since the mid-20th century.
Date: June 15, 2016
Creator: Edgerly, Nelson; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Walker, July 18, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Raymond Walker, July 18, 2016

Walker discussed the experience of integrating Texas and Louisiana universities and working as a Black supervisor during the late-1970s. He was also raised Catholic and gave some interesting details about colorism and privileges of Catholicism for some Black people.
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Walker, Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Perkins, June 10, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Perkins, June 10, 2016

Richard Perkins studied music as a student at Prairie View A&M. In 1968, he and fellow choir members were invited to perform for Rev. Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee, two weeks before his assassination. In his interview, Perkins discussed segregation, the role of music, and a comparison of the black experience in the U.S. and Europe.
Date: June 10, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Perkins, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Price, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Price, June 24, 2016

Price discussed his family's emphasis on education, his experiences with segregation and discrimination in Texas and elsewhere, his time in the military, and his life's work in higher education and civil rights.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Price, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History