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Oral History Interview with Ora Lee Grant, March 11, 2018

Description: Interview with Ora Lee Grant with the assistance of her granddaughter, Monique Delagraentiss. Grant discusses growing up in Brookshire, Texas, celebrating Juneteenth with family, her grandfather's church (Sanctified Folks, which eventually became Church of God and Christ), the role of women in Juneteenth celebrations, and the political environment of the time.
Date: March 11, 2018
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hayes & Grant, Ora Lee
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Erik Burgos, November 11, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Erik Burgos, DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Team activist. Burgos shares concerning his immigration to Colorado at two years old; life as undocumented immigrants; family's decision to leave Mexico; involvement in the North Texas DREAM Team; activism; DACA.
Date: November 11, 2015
Creator: Herman, Thomas & Burgos, Erik, 1988-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with L. Clifford Davis, April 11, 2014

Description: Interview with L. Clifford Davis, an attorney known for his work for civil rights from Wilton, Arkansas. Davis discusses growing up in a segregated rural community, his education, time at Philander Smith College, integration in Arkansas, his efforts to gain admission to University of Arkansas Law School, becoming an attorney, reflections on civil rights legislation and its impact, practice in Fort Worth, his decision not to take part in direct action, cases fought, MLK's visit to DFW, supportin… more
Date: April 11, 2014
Creator: Millier, Callie & David, L. Clifford
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Antonio T. Chavez, October 11, 2013

Description: Interview with Antonio Chavez, a former UNT student from Sonora, Texas. Chavez discusses the desegregation of schools in Sonora, experiences in grade school and the disparity in quality between segregated schools, his father's grocery business, discrimination, majoring in elementary education, working in geophysics, attending North Texas State College, life in Denton and on campus, and raising his family.
Date: October 11, 2013
Creator: Bynum, Katherine E. & Chavez, Antonio T.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Giancarlo Quijano, October 11, 2012

Description: Interview with Giancarlo Quijano, West German-born Colombian immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. The interview includes Quijano's personal experiences from his childhood in West Germany, life in Colombia during the 1990s violence, his family's immigration to Texas, his expectations of the U.S., and the subsequent culture shock. Quijano talks about the transition to American life, attending college as an international student, his experiences with … more
Date: October 11, 2012
Creator: Duque, Samantha & Quijano, Giancarlo
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Joe Tison, May 11, 2010

Description: Interview with Weatherford resident Joe Tison, school administrator and mayor, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Tison's personal experiences of childhood, education in Weatherford public schools, Weatherford College, and North Texas State College, as well as his career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Aledo and Weatherford ISDs. Tison also discusses the racial integration of Weatherford schools, his career as interim superintendent at various… more
Date: May 11, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Tison, Joe
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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