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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
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Levert J. Able to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, April 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Levert J. Able to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, April 8, 1954]

Letter from Levert J. Able to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd discussing the current status of a law suit settlement case.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: Able, Levert J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Adame to Fellow LULACs - 1963-11-08] (open access)

[Letter from David Adame to Fellow LULACs - 1963-11-08]

Letter from David Adame, Executive Director, directed to Fellow LULACs, printed on State Director of LULAC for Texas letterhead, and dated November 8, 1963. The letter invites LULAC members to the State Directors' Reception and Ball to honor Joe A. Garza and states that President John F. Kennedy and the First Lady have been invited to the event.
Date: November 8, 1963
Creator: Adame, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1856 (open access)

The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1856

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 8, 1856
Creator: Allen, Harvey H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Emmett V. Clark, August 8, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Emmett V. Clark, August 8, 1963]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Emmett V. Clark discussing the upcoming celebration for Lucille Sedgwick's retirement party.
Date: August 8, 1963
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to National Conference of Christians and Jews, March 8, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to National Conference of Christians and Jews, March 8, 1962]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to National Conference of Christians and Jews informing the organization that Senator and Mrs. Aaron Schwartz will attend the annual brotherhood award dinner with Mr. I. H. Kempner.
Date: March 8, 1962
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959]

Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter of January 6, enclosed with a copy of he Foreign Policy Bulletin on Laos which is of his interest. So, Anderson requests Kempner to suggest any names of the people who are living in The Philippines, South Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand so he could ouch bases with them.
Date: January 8, 1959
Creator: Anderson, Dillon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, September 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, September 8, 1954]

Letter from George Andre to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd discussing the plan to hire contractors to work on the Mayfield Park subdivision and its sewer treatment system.
Date: September 8, 1954
Creator: Andre, George L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 September 1874 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 September 1874

Letter from Sallie Ashe, daughter of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: September 8, 1874
Creator: Ashe, Sallie Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 1933 (open access)

The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 1933

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1933
Creator: Atkins, J. Alston
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1931 (open access)

The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1931

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1931
Creator: Atkins, J. Alston
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1932 (open access)

The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1932

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1932
Creator: Atkins, J. Alston
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1933 (open access)

The Houston Informer and the Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1933

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1933
Creator: Atkins, J. Alston
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 1934 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 1934

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 1934
Creator: Atkins, J. Alston
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device (open access)

Lubricating Device

Patent for lubricating device which is a dispenser for liquids or semi liquids to come out of.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Aycock, Nathaniel. M
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, March 8, 1909]

Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with a tinted photograph of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas; the photograph shows four boats tied next to one another across the bayou. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Dear Mayme, arrived all [] and having a fine time just got home been seeing the drill it was just fine..."
Date: March 8, 1909
Creator: Bahl, Leda
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1924 (open access)

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1924

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 8, 1924
Creator: Bailey, George M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 157, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1924 (open access)

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 157, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1924

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 8, 1924
Creator: Bailey, George M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1924 (open access)

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1924

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 8, 1924
Creator: Bailey, George M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 218, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1924 (open access)

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 218, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1924

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 8, 1924
Creator: Bailey, George M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 248, Ed. 1 Monday, December 8, 1924 (open access)

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 248, Ed. 1 Monday, December 8, 1924

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 8, 1924
Creator: Bailey, George M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish, to Geo. Andre, April 8, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish, to Geo. Andre, April 8, 1953]

Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish, to Geo. Andre discussing Andre's draft proposal to the United States Cane Sugar Refiners' Association.
Date: April 8, 1953
Creator: Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1954]

Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd to I. H. Kempner discussing details pertaining to the evaluation of I. H. Kempner, Jr.'s estate. Inventory and appraisal factors are detailed.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 287, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 287, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 8, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History