Oral History Interview with Carlos Puente and Maria Esther Puente, March 15, 2012
Description:
Transcript of an interview with Carlos Puente and Maria Esther Puente, Fort Worth-based Chicano political activists. They discuss the Raza Unida Party in Tarrant County and throughout Texas; efforts to improve the economic, social and political aspects of the Chicano community; Carlos Puente's service on Fort Worth City Council; Roadblocks Mexican-Americans faced in campaigning and running for political office, city council and school board, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s; Challenges of he…
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Date:
March 15, 2012
Creator:
Martinez, Peter C.; Puente, Carlos (Activist) & Puente, Maria Esther (Activist)
Partner:
UNT Oral History Program