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Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Noyola on June 15, 2016.

Description: 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
Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Noyola, Thomas
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016

Description: 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
Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gethrel Williams, June 29, 2016

Description: 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 d… more
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Williams, Gethrel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Richard Price, June 24, 2016

Description: 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
Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Price, Richard
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with David Willard on June 29, 2016.

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Willard, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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