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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
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
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ann Robison, June 15, 2016

Description: Discussed the history of LGBT activism in the Golden Triangle, her memories of Klan activity in Port Arthur, and the continuing struggles of the gay community.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Robison, Ann
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
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Brenda Spivey on June 27, 2016.

Description: 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
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Spivey, Brenda
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Harold Joseph, June 8, 2016

Description: Harold Joseph discussed his work with the Port Arthur community, racial politics, and political changes in city.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Joseph, Harold
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
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Vernon Durden, June 24, 2016

Description: Discussed growing up in a segregated Beaumont, his family's entrepreneurial background, and his work with the community over the past several decades.
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Durden, Vernon & Grevious, Daniell
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Terry Mena, June 22, 2016

Description: Mena discussed his family history, trajectory from Florida to New York to Beaumont, TX, and his rough upbringing (gangs, discrimination), and other topics.
Date: June 22, 2016
Duration: 52 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Mena, Terry
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Chance Henson, June 30, 2016

Description: Chance Henson discussed his "coming out" story, his work to help other LGBT members of the community, and particularly his work to found Beaumont's first ever Pride parade/movement.
Date: June 30, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Henson, Chance
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Wanda Thompson, June 9, 2016

Description: Wanda Thompson discusses her memories of a segregated Port Arthur, her work with the church, and her job as a librarian and local historian.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Thompson, Wanda
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jerry High, June 8, 2016

Description: Discussed his memories of the segregation, the positive and negative outcomes of segregation, and the role of the church in his life and the black community.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Krochmal, Max & High, Jerry
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
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
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lenny Caballero, June 23, 2016

Description: Discussed growing up in Port Arthur, his family's emphasis on assimilation, and his return to the region to work in business and government.
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Caballero, Lenny; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Toni Prados on July 18, 2016.

Description: Mrs. Prados is the first Black female car salesperson, a long-time NAACP member, and was raised in segregated Beaumont. Her job and later business ventures exposed her to many facets of discrimination in the city, and she shared a lot about being ignored on boards like the Chamber of Commerce or in Black, male-dominated spaces. She also discussed dealing with a racially "transitioning" business as well as difficulties she continues to experience with the city when attempting to pass inspection … more
Date: July 18, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Prados, Toni
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Shane Sinegal on July 1, 2016.

Description: Discussed his early life in a segregated Port Arthur, his education, and his work with youths in the criminal justice system, and later, in education.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Sinegal, Shane
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Walker, July 18, 2016

Description: Walker discussed the experience of integrating Texas and Louisiana universities and working as a Black supervisor during the late-1970s. He was also raised Catholic and gave some interesting details about colorism and privileges of Catholicism for some Black people.
Date: July 18, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 01 second
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Walker, Raymond
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Vernice Moore and Hosea Gabriel, July 1, 2016

Description: Vernice Moore discussed her early life in a segregated Port Arthur, her parents' struggles (social and economic), and her fight against segregation. Hosea Gabriel discussed his lifetime of work to end segregation, to bring about social and economic change to his hometown, and to maintain his family's dignity amid severe obstacles.
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio; Gabriel, Hosea & Moore, Vernice
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Hilton Kelley on June 20, 2016.

Description: 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
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Kelley, Hilton
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Robert and Paul Noyola on June 17, 2016.

Description: Robert and Paul discussed the history of the Noyola family, the different paths taken by various family members, and the political diversity within the family.
Date: June 17, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio; Noyola, Robert & Noyola, Paul
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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