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Oral History Interview with Linda Morales, July 7, 2017

Linda Morales was born in Uvalde and left the area in 1975 to go to Austin. Her parents encouraged her activism as her mother was vocal and her father was a Teamster. In Austin, she briefly became involved in the local Chicano Movement. Subsequently, she moved to Houston, where she became involved in the LGBT movement. Along with Cristina Martinez, she was condemned a "Wetback Look-a-Like" Contest at a Montrose Bar. This incident and her experiences as a Mexican American Woman made her realize … more

Date: July 7, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 34 seconds

Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Morales, Linda

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Gavino Fernandez, July 2, 2016

Mr. Fernandez was born and raised in East Austin. He says the segregation of the era led to very little interaction with the Anglo community. He worked as a shoe shiner on 6th Street for a while; he recalled the complaints of Anglo business people about "loitering" by African American and Mexican American patrons of the bars and cantinas. Mr. Fernandez talked about the conditions at the schools in East Austin, and about student activism at Johnston High School. The second half of the interview … more

Date: July 2, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 22 seconds

Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Fernandez, Gavino