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Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015
Interview with Amancio Chapa, former mayor of La Joya, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood and education in Corpus Christi, the Chicano movement, the Raza Unida Party and politics in South Texas.
Date:
June 25, 2015
Creator:
Chapa, Amancio & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vivian Wells, June 13, 2015
Interview with Vivian Wells, a realtor from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, Wells discusses her early life, living under Jim Crow segregation, civil rights activism, her work and family, meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and community organizing.
Date:
June 13, 2015
Creator:
Wells, Vivian; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Medrano, June 10, 2015
Interview with Robert Medrano, businessman and elected official from Dallas, Texas. Medrano is the son of Francisco "Pancho" Medrano and brother of Ricardo Medrano, also local politicians. In his interview, Medrano discusses his his upbringing in the "Little Mexico" section of Dallas, his family's political activities, and Chicano activism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Medrano, Robert & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward D. Moore, June 15, 2015
Interview with Edward D. Moore, city councilman from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Moore discusses his family background, childhood, education, desegregation, his work for Kelly-Springfield Tire, labor unions, community activism, and city politics.
Date:
June 15, 2015
Creator:
Moore, Edward D. & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sydney Eloyce Green, June 17, 2015
Interview with Sydney Eloyce Green, teacher from Tyler, Texas. In her interview, Green discusses her early life, education, family genealogy, and experiences with racial discrimination, and school integration in Tyler. Green's father was Sydney Earl (S.E.) Palmer, a community activist who worked to achieve integrated schools in Tyler.
Date:
June 17, 2015
Creator:
Green, Sydney Eloyce & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, June 13, 2015
Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, a retired educator from Fort Worth, Texas. In her interview, she describes her childhood experiences, growing up during the Jim Crow period, her education, her work at General Dynamics and in the public school system, community engagement, church leadership, and voter registration,
Date:
June 13, 2015
Creator:
Bivens, Betty Joyce & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Estrus Tucker, June 12, 2015
Interview with Estrus Tucker, a social worker from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, Tucker discusses his background, residential segregation, the Como neighborhood, and community activism in Fort Worth.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Tucker, Estrus & Moye, Todd
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ricardo Medrano, June 13, 2015
Interview with Ricardo Medrano, a former city councilman from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Medrano discusses his family background and childhood, political activism, labor activism, the Chicano movement, and his time as an elected leader in Dallas.
Date:
June 13, 2015
Creator:
Medrano, Ricardo; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Acevedo, June 29, 2015
Interview with Daniel Acevedo, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.
Date:
June 29, 2015
Creator:
Acevedo, Daniel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesus Ramirez, June 29, 2015
Interview with Jesus Ramirez, a lawyer from San Juan, Texas. During his interview, Ramirez discusses his family background, Chicano activism, including the Edcouch-Elsa student walkout, and La Raza Unita.
Date:
June 29, 2015
Creator:
Ramirez, Jesus & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cedrick Granberry, June 24, 2015
Interview with Cedrick Granberry, a barber and business owner from Tyler, Texas. In his interview, Granberry discusses his early life, his education at Tyler public schools, his experiences with racial discrimination and his involvement with the NAACP.
Date:
June 24, 2015
Creator:
Granberry, Cedirck; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Dulaney, W. Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with Richard Gonzales, June 11, 2015
Interview with Richard Gonzales, a journalist from Arlington, Texas. In his interview, Gonzales discusses his early life, his education, student activism, founding the Association of Mexican American Students at UT Arlington, and his political activism and advocacy for Mexican-Americans.
Date:
June 11, 2015
Creator:
Gonzales, Richard; Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
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
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Sam on June 15, 2018.
Discussed the history of labor unionism in the area, the connections between labor and civil rights, and the political implications of organized labor.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Bobadilla, Eladio & Sam, William
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016
Mr. Monroe discussed his upbringing in a segregated Port Arthur, his father's work to desegregate the city and the local college, and his own work to improve the conditions of minorities and disadvantaged students.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Noyola on June 15, 2016.
Discussed his working-class family background, the educational and social barriers to social mobility for Hispanics in the area, and the importance of being active in civil rights struggles.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Noyola, Thomas
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History