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Oral History Interview with Mary Tolbert, July 22, 2016
Mrs. Tolbert was born in 1943 in Cleveland. Tolbert grew up in Houston until she moved to Conroe in the 4th grade. Tolbert attended school in Bordersville while living in Houston. In Bordersville the neighborhood was integrated with a Mexican American and African American population. Tolbert graduated from Booker T. Washington in Conroe. She began working for law enforcement in 1984 after a few years of attempting. Tolbert experienced and witnessed explicit discrimination, racism, and sexism while working as a Deputy Sheriff in Montgomery County. Tolbert currently mentors young girls.
Date:
July 22, 2016
Creator:
Howard, Jasmine & Tolbert, Mary
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruby Rodgers Dorsey, July 22, 2016
Ruby Rodgers Dorsey discussed growing up in rural Kendleton when it was an all-black community, her education, her views on what was gained and lost by integration, and her work as a teacher and school board member.
Date:
July 22, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Rodgers, Ruby Dorsey
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with August Lastrappe, July 21, 2016
Mr. Lastrappe spent his formative years in Conroe, Texas. He went to school at Booker T. Washington. Upon graduating, he went to California, where he witnessed the Watts Riot. Following that, he went to Chicago and then Seattle, where he worked primarily in juvenile detention facilities, then retired and returned to Texas. Mr. Lastrappe's interview describes segregation in Conroe, black-owned businesses, discrimination in Chicago, comparisons between Texas, Chicago, and Seattle, and a discussion of Mr. Lastrappe's publication of poetry.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Lastrappe, August; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carol Uranga, July 21, 2016
Carol Uranga was born in 1949 in Marathon, Texas, but she was raised in Alpine, Texas. Growing up in Alpine and later in Pecos, she saw LULAC and the Brown Berets and Raza Unida Party protest and demand civil rights for Mexican Americans. Uranga graduated from central High School in Alpine in 1968. She moved to Pecos, Texas in 1974 when she married. In Pecos she became involved with women’s rights and LULAC, going to various civil rights conferences in other parts of the state. Indeed, Uranga helped organize what was perhaps the first women’s empowerment conference in West Texas, in Pecos in 1976 or 1977. Uranga moved to Odessa in the mid-1980s, where she helped re-start a LULAC chapter. She has since hosted radio shows centered on the Mexican American culture, she has helped start scholarship programs, local cultural events, including the nonprofit Hispanic Heritage of Odessa.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Uranga, Carol
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Lee and Toddrick Proctor, July 21, 2016
Mr. Lee grew up in Conroe. He attended and graduated from Booker T. Washington. In the mid-1960s, he was part of a protest of Walgreen's drug store, demanding integration. He and two others were arrested for their actions and only released when the FBI intervened. Mr. Lee then worked several jobs before becoming a minister. In his interview, he describes segregation in Conroe, police brutality, the Walgreen's march, discrimination at work, Conroe Bible College, interracial relationships, and the continued struggles of the African-American community in Conroe. Mr. Proctor also grew up in Conroe. He attended Conroe's schools, graduated from high school, worked in the timber industry, and became a truck driver. In his interview, Mr. Proctor describes his experience growing up in Conroe in the 1980s and 1990s, the continued prevalence of racial discrimination, Ku Klux Klan recruiting efforts in the 1990s, a riot over Klan activity at the high school in the 1990s, the economic and systemic decline of the historically African-American parts of Conroe, and the many ways Conroe has re-segregated.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Lee, Charles; Proctor, Toddrick; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Doug Matthews on July 21, 2016
Doug W. Matthews was born in 1951 in Galveston and was raised in the Westend community. While he experienced the segregation of public venues, such as the seawall, restaurants, and movie theaters, Matthews' parents encouraged him to control his own future by working twice as hard. Matthews attend Central High, the first African-American High School in Texas, for three years and benefited from the school's academic rigor and dedication to all of its students. His senior year at the integrated Ball High played a critical role in Matthews' career path, as his academic and athletic achievements along with the relationships he forged paved the way for his tenure as a grants coordinator and city manager. He talks about the multitude of federal grants available in the 1970s and how he secured monies for urban planning and employment training. Matthews also discusses his experiences at Lamar University, how he worked to bridge the gap between the city government's middle class perception of neighborhood improvement and the unmet basic needs of the African-American community, how Galveston cultivated its tourist industry, the resurrection of Mardi Gras celebrations on the island, his role in the maintenance of Juneteenth celebrations, the struggles to preserve the …
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Matthews, Doug
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Hamilton, July 21, 2016
Mr. Hamilton discussed growing up in segregated Corpus Christi, fighting in Vietnam, and his experiences with PTSD.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Wall, James & Hamilton, George
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hector Mendez, July 21, 2016
Hector Mendez was raised in Big Lake, Texas and attended Angelo State University, where he was part of the Mexican American Student organization that called for ethnic studies in the university. He later attended the university of Texas Permian Basin for his master’s degree in education. He became the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in the 2000s as conservative trustees led the district.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Mendez, Hector
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herman Polk, July 21, 2016
Mr. Polk discussed growing up in segregated Corpus Christi and career as a longshoreman/union man.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Herman, Polk
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupe De Hoyas, July 21, 2016
Mr. De Hoyas talks about coaching football in Del Rio. He discusses consolidation in 1971. He also talked about growing up in the San Felipe barrio and working in the district.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De Hoyas, Lupe
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Oscar Del Toro, July 21, 2016
Oscar del Toro was born in Coahuila, México in 1964. At age 4, he and his family moved to Monterrey, where he came of age and lived until he moved to the United States in 2000. He fully described 12 year waiting period to immigrate to Pasadena. A businessman, he joined the Chamber of Commerce, which propelled him to become interested in politics. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran for one of the at-large districts following the redistricting of Pasadena in 2013. He described the redistricting and how it took power away from the Latino community in Pasadena, and the current lawsuit.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Del Toro, Oscar
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ted Garcia, July 21, 2016
Described growing up in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood, memories of marching with Cesar Chavez, his work on behalf of the Hispanic community, and his political conservatism.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Garcia, Ted & Bobadilla, Eladio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elvira Martinez, July 20, 2016
Elvira Martinez was born in 1929 in Baytown, Texas. Her father lived in "El Campo," the Humble Oil and Refinery Company community for their predominately Mexican American male employees. Martinez remembers growing up in the company community and how families forged deep bonds. She attended the Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, the Baytown Mexican School that was originally funded by the Humble Oil and Refinery Company. Through the music program at the Baytown Mexican School, Martinez was able to travel the country as a player in the group La Tipica. She talks about the development of the Baytown Mexican School and how it served as the first ESL program. Martinez also discusses the role that Dr. Antonio Bañuelos played in the development of La Tipica, how La Tipica was portrayed as an "authentic" Mexican group from Jalisco, how she had to act like she did not know English while traveling throughout the nation, the Mexican musicians she encountered during her involvement in La Tipica, and how this female music group played for WWII bond drives at the behest of the Humble Oil and Refinery Company. Martinez addresses the role of Mexican celebrations, Baytown Mexican School's role in the creation of …
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra & Martinez, Elvira
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eva Benevides, July 20, 2016
Eva Benavides was born in 1952 in Baytown. She attended Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary, the Baytown Mexican School, and witnessed segregation in her youth. She experienced a culture shock when she attended the integrated Baytown Junior High. Inspired by her mother's and father's dedication to helping others, Benavides served as a Baytown City Councilwoman and became involved in the West Baytown Civic Association. The Luis Alfonso Torres police brutality case galvanized her and others to forge a cross-racial coalition (United Concerned Citizens of Baytown) to hold the police department accountable. Benavides talks about how Mexican Americans were situated in a segregated Baytown, the importance of Fiesta Patrias, her involvement in the PTO, her determination to become a city councilwoman and her experiences as an Mexican American female representative for a single member district, how she bodly held the Baytown Police Department accountable for the Luis Alfonso Torres case when other Mexican American representative refused to speak out, and cross-racial efforts to address police brutality. She also discusses gentrification and how her community lacks businesses and grocery stores, how she taught citizenship classes for many years, the role of Exxon in Baytown, and how city council representatives have to address race …
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Benavides, Eva; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmy Johnson, July 20, 2016
Mr. Johnson was born and raised in Conroe, Texas. He grew up on land his grandparents purchased after years spent sharecropping. He attended Booker T. Washington until integration, when he then attended Conroe High School. He joined the Air Force and spent time in Italy and Abilene, Texas. Upon returning to Texas, he attended Sam Houston State University and began working in radio, photography, and as a disc jockey, among other jobs. In his interview, Mr. Johnson describes segregation in Conroe, his family's landownership, integration in Conroe, his experiences in the Air Force, his multiple jobs, discrimination at work, and the many ways that Conroe has changed over time.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
May, Meredith & Johnson, Jimmy
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lena Coleman-Wilson, July 20, 2016
Ms. Coleman-Wilson discussed growing up during desegregation and her role as president of the Hi-Alco neighborhood association.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Coleman-Wilson, Lena
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marjorie Adams, July 20, 2016
Described her family's acquisition of land from former slaveowners, discrimination and segregation, political activism, and community work.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Adams, Marjorie & Grevious, Danielle
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Verna Portis, June 14, 2016
Ms. Portis discussed growing up in segregated East Texas, attending Prairie View A&M, and her career as a Corpus Christi educator .
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Portis, Verna
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Veronica Harris, July 20, 2016
Ms. Harris described her early childhood in rural Texas, her parents' shielding her and her siblings from racism, and her involvement in the community since the 1950s.
Date:
July 20, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Daniell; Bobadilla, Eladio & Harris, Veronica
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Curtis Clerkley, July 19, 2016
Mr. Clerkley discussed his career as a local educator and the history of the black community in Corpus Christi
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Clerkley, Curtis
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Diana Abrego, July 19, 2016
Diana Abrego talks about being a migrant worker in her early years. She also talks about living in the borderland; being of two worlds, both Mexico & the U.S. She also talks about Del Rio's San Felipe's barrio and the segregation. Some black/brown relations in San Felipe. Being in the brown berets in Del Rio.
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Abrego, Diana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eloy Padilla on July 19, 2018
Even though Eloy Padilla lived in a neighborhood under the jurisdiction of Del Rio ISD, he and his brother transferred voluntarily to San Felipe, which they considered to have a more welcoming environment. He recalled being passed over for opportunities in Del Rio school sports due to his ethnicity. After finishing high school, Padilla went to UT in the 60s and quickly became involved in Chicano activism; he was one of the first members of MASO, and joined their activities in and out of campus. He recalled joining a protest and boycott against the racist owner of a Conoco station in Austin, and being taken to jail with other MASO members. While attending UT, he traveled to Del Rio with other MASO/MAYO members to take part in the Palm Sunday march of 1969. After leaving UT without finishing his degree and a brief stint in Puerto Rico (his parents wanted to take him away from activism), Padilla resumed his professional career, finishing college and later working as a teacher and journalist. Padilla returned to activism while working with Texas Rural Legal Aid; he received a law degree from Texas Southern University, and became an attorney with the TRLA Del Rio …
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio & Padilla, Eloy
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Esther Bonnilla Read, July 19, 2016
Interview with Esther Bonilla Read from Corpus Christi. In her interview, Ms. Read discusses growing up in segregated East Texas and Corpus Christi.
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Read, Esther Bonilla
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Izola Collins, July 19, 2016
Izola Collins was born in Galveston, Texas in 1929. Her mother's family has been on the island since the 1860s when her great grandfather, Horace Scull, moved his children and wife into the area. Her grandfather, Ralph Albert Scull, was one of the first African American teachers in Galveston. She grew up in the East End of the Island, where she believed a life of luxury although her family was poor. She attended Central High School and joined the band and learned about African American history. She left the Island in the late 1940s to attend Prairie View A&M and graduated with a degree in music. She began teaching the Bay City band, then left to Evanston to attend Northwestern where she received her Master's in music in 1953. Collins returned to Galveston and taught music at different schools in the area (Hitchcock) and at Goliad and Stephen F. Austin schools. She became celebrated as her students represented Galveston in different state competitions. In 1986, she ran for the board of the Galveston Independent School District and won. Collins served for 9 years and became president of the board during her last term. She has been recently involved in the …
Date:
July 19, 2016
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Collins, Izola
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History