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Oral History Interview with Danny Lee, July 13, 2016

Description: Mr. Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Texas. He attended segregated schools until integration when he was in fifth grade. Following graduation, he attended Lamar University and began a career with the utility company and as a member of first the school board and, currently, the city council. In his interview, Mr. Lee described segregation in Cleveland, instances of discrimination, integration of schools, integration of sports, Little League, and the Boy Scouts, racial tensions in Beaumont a… more
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Lee, Danny
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Doug Matthews on July 21, 2016

Description: Doug W. Matthews was born in 1951 in Galveston and was raised in the Westend community. While he experienced the segregation of public venues, such as the seawall, restaurants, and movie theaters, Matthews' parents encouraged him to control his own future by working twice as hard. Matthews attend Central High, the first African-American High School in Texas, for three years and benefited from the school's academic rigor and dedication to all of its students. His senior year at the integrated Ba… more
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Matthews, Doug
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sam Collins, July 26, 2016

Description: Samuel Collins was born in Galveston, Texas in 1971. He grew up in Hitchcock with his mother and grandparents, and spent time in Galveston with his father's family. He grew up in a predominantly African American community but attended the integrated schools. He attended Texas A&M University. After he graduated, he moved to Corpus Christi in 1995 but quickly returned to Houston in 1996. In 2012 he decided to become his own boss and opened his own business. In 2005, Collins and his wife purchased… more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Collins, Sam & Enriquez, Sandra
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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
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with James Grays, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Grays was born in Dayton in 1947. Grays grew up in the Low-Woods community of Dayton. Grays mentioned a time when the church vehicle was stranded and they were not allowed in an establishment to call for aid in the late 1950s. Grays attended Prairie View and graduated in 1969. Grays then taught for a year in Port Arthur teaching drafting. Grays had some difficulty with promotions and training in the workplace as a drafter and plant/piping designer.
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Grays, James
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with John Wright, July 27, 2016

Description: Mr. Wright was born and raised in Liberty, Texas in the 1930s. HE grew up on a farm and went to segregated schools. After his graduation in 1954, he went to Prairieview A&M for a brief period of time before joining the army, where he was stationed in Germany. He returned to Texas in 1960 and began working as a medical technologist. Later, he worked for NASA on the Apollo 11 mission, the EEOC, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his interview, Mr. Wright describes Liberty in the 194… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Wright, John; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Anna Gonzales, July 13, 2016

Description: Ms. Gonzales described her early childhood, learning about her culture from her grandmother, her journey to college, and her work as a social worker helping disadvantaged communities.
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Danielle Grevious; Eladio Bobadilla & Anna Gonzales
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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
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gloria McGuire, July 28, 2016

Description: Gloria McGuire was born and raised in Marathon, a town in Brewster Co., Texas (north of Alpine). She recalled her hometown as a highly segregated community, with a lost of hostility against people of Mexican descent. Her father, an immigrant from Mexico, founded a Mutualist association in Marathon and was involved in several initiatives to protect the community from the worst of discrimination. She recounted that many young Mexican Americans abandoned their studies due to neglect/mistreatment, … more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & McGuire, Gloria
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 27, Pages 4723-4910, July 1, 2016

Description: A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 1, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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