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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 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

[News Script: Anti crime funds]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about governor Dolph Briscoe who approved more than 4 and half million dollars in Anti- crime grants with one- fourth of the total going to projects in Area- 5.
Date: June 29, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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