Race Relations | Oral History

Race Relations

OH 0052

Former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas, 1963-66. His experiences and personal views of the municipal elections in Crystal City, Texas, 1963. Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO); discrimination; charges against Captain A. Y. Allee; his accomplishments as Mayor.

OH 0361

Attorney, municipal judge. His recollections and impressions concerning his work as legal counsel in civil rights cases for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Dallas, Texas, from 1955-61. Comments about Thurgood Marshall, C. B. Bunckley, W. J. Durham; school desegregation; allegations of barratry; white reaction; court procedures.