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Oral History Interview with A.C. Jaime, July 2, 2015
Interview with A.C. Jaime, an accountant from McAllen, Texas. Jaime was the first Mexican-American mayor of Pharr, Texas. In his interview, Jaime discusses his early life, education, political and professional career, the riots in Pharr, and race relations in the Rio Grande Valley
Date:
July 2, 2015
Creator:
Jaime, A. C.; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abel Ochoa, July 1, 2015
Interview with Abel Ochoa, educator from Donna, Texas. In the interview, Ochoa discusses his upbringing, education, military service, civil rights activism, and the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date:
July 1, 2015
Creator:
Ochoa, Abel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, July 14, 2015
Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, retired couple from Prairie View, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdre discuss their childhood experiences, education, and raising their family in Texas. Mr. Bowdre also discusses his work as a volunteer firefighter.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Bowdre, Al; Bowdre, Larneatha; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, July 1, 2015
Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.
Date:
July 1, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Zamudio, Alcadio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alicia Chacon, July 25, 2016
Interview with Alicia Chacon, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected as a city council representative from El Paso, Texas. She was also elected to the school board and as county clerk. Chacon discusses her community involvement and political career, including working in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Date:
July 25, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Alicia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alphonso Saenz, July 22, 2015
Interview with Al Saenz, a city councilman from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Saenz discusses his family background, civil rights organizations and the Mexican-American community in Bryan. Saenz also discusses time living in Houston during his childhood.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Saenz, Alphonso & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015
Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date:
July 9, 2015
Creator:
Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Andrew Melontree, June 22, 2015
Interview with Andrew Melontree, a retired lawyer from Marlin, Texas. Melontree discusses his upbringing, education, experiences with discrimination and Jim Crow, his military service in the Air Force in the Korean War, his work as a laboratory technician, and his civil rights activism in Tyler.
Date:
June 22, 2015
Creator:
Melontree, Andrew & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ann Boney, July 20, 2015
Interview with Ann Boney, retired staff of Texas A&M University and president of the Brazos County NAACP from Bryan, Texas. Boney describes her early life and education, her employment around the state, including working at the Benz School of Floral Design at Texas A&M. Ms. Boney also discusses her experiences as president of her local chapter of the NAACP and current community issues addressed by the organization.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Boney, Ann; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015
Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Orendain, June 22, 2015
Interview with Antonio Orendain, civil rights activist and founder of the Texas Farm Workers Union (TFWU), from McAllen, Texas. In the interview, Orendain discusses his childhood and family background, working with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and the National Farm Workers Association in California, migrant farm workers, founding the TFWU, and his long career as a labor activist.
Date:
June 22, 2015
Creator:
Orendain, Antonio & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Armando Trevino, July 7, 2015
Interview with Armando Trevino, an attorney from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Trevino discusses his family background, education, experiences with discrimination, political activism, the Crystal City walkout, community action, and the Chicano movement. Trevino also discusses providing legal aid in the Laredo area.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Trevino, Armando; Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barbara Cooper, July 17, 2015
Interview with Barbara Cooper, retired business owner from Bryan, Texas. Cooper discusses her family history, childhood, education, work and family life, and experiences with Jim Crow segregation in Bryan
Date:
July 17, 2015
Creator:
Cooper, Barbara & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bennie Sherman, June 12, 2015
Interview with Bennie Sherman from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, Sherman discusses his early life, living under Jim Crow segregation, education in Fort Worth schools, and the Civil Rights Movement in Fort Worth.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Sherman, Bennie & Moye, Todd
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bessie and Lawrence Hicks, July 14, 2015
Interview with Lawrence and Bessie Hicks of Bryan, Texas. In their interview, the Hicks describe their experiences with racial discrimination and civil rights activism.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Hicks, Lawrence; Lawrence, Bessie & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
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 Bettye Mitchell, July 1, 2015
Interview with Bettye Mitchell a community leader from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Mitchell discusses her family background, going to segregated and integrated schools, experiences with racism, civil rights activism, her church community, and her political activism.
Date:
July 1, 2015
Creator:
Mitchell, Bettye & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo, July 3, 2015
Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo. Billy Leo is the former mayor of La Joya, Texas. Filomena Leo was an educator for over 30 years and retired as the Superintendent of Schools for La Joya ISD. Mr. and Mrs. Leo discuss their experiences with politics and community leadership in South Texas. Mr. Leo discusses his father, Leo J. Leo's political career.
Date:
July 3, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Leo, Billy & Leo, Filomena
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015
Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015
Interview with Carlos Moore, from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and family history, time in the military, race relations in Fort Worth, labor unions and Democratic party activities.
Date:
July 29, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Moore, Carlos
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 Clarice Watkins, June 25, 2015
Interview with Clarice Watkins, a Justice of the Peace from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Watkins discusses her background, education, racial violence, community activism, integration, experiences with discrimination, and her radio career.
Date:
June 25, 2015
Creator:
Watkins, Clarice & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dalila Dolenz, June 10 2015
Interview with Dalila Dolenz, a nurse and civil rights activist from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, she discusses her work, activism and interaction with Cesar Chavez
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Dolenz, Dalila; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History