View source for Rendon, Dario 1977-01-15

Dario Rendon discusses the life and work of Mexican-Americans on the South Plains. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Dario Rendon

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' January 15, 1977

'''Location:''' Anton, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' David G. Zepeda

'''Length:''' 1 hour 45 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Early childhood,
Sharecropping,
San Antonio, Texas,
Farming,
Education,
Father’s occupation,
Welfare during Depression,
Migrant farm work,
Picking cotton,
Grandfather,
Sixth grade education (1946),
Sharecropping in Anton, Texas (1947).
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Living conditions,
Farm laborers, Spade, Texas (1950),
Induction in the Army (1953),
Impressions,
Education,
Rendon’s parents,
Rendon’s children,
Discharge from Army (1955),
Married in August,
Racial discrimination.
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Contract work (5 years),
Employer relations,
Welding,
Johnson Manufacturing (1970),
Llano Estacado,
Formation in Hockley County,
Expansion,
Services.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Welfare programs,
Farm subsidy,
Llano Estacado success,
"Chicano",
Bilingualism,
Braceros problem,
Bilingual education,
Labor unions.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1940-1977

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1946-1970


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