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Oral History Interview with James Josey, July 6, 2016.

Description: James Josey Sr. was born in Galveston in 1947 and grew-up in the predominately African American neighborhood located north of Broadway St. Josey Sr. came of age witnessing segregation. He attended Central High, the African American High School, served in Vietnam, and lived in Los Angeles, California for a few years before returning to island in 1991. He talks about the robust African American business sector during Jim Crow and how the national movements for Civil Rights, lead by MLK and Malcol… more
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Josey Sr., James
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Cornelia Harris Banks, July 6, 2016

Description: Cornelia Harris Banks was born in Galveston in 1947.She grew up in a neighborhood on the South of Broadway, which was a mixed neighborhood. Harris Banks witnessed segregated public spaces on the Island and the integration of schools in the 1960s. She graduated from high school in 1965 and attended Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where she remained until 1996. Upon her return to Galveston in the late 1990s, she became very involved in the community. Subsequently, Harris Banks became the fi… more
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Banks, Cornelia Harris
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[News Clip: Fishermen Save Valuable Cargo]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 6, 1952
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: New Refining Unit Dedicated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication of a new oil refinery unit within the Pan American Refining Corporation in Texas City.
Date: November 6, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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