Garza, Gonzalo 2014-09-11
This interview features Gonzalo Garza, who discusses his early life, upbringing, career, the American G.I Forum, and experiences with the civil rights struggle in Lubbock.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Gonzalo Garza
Additional Parties Recorded: n/a
Date: September 11, 2014
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 1:22:52
Abstract
Childhood, migrant work, military career, Involvement in American G.I. Forum, Becoming President of the G.I. Forum, Pancho Claus, Lubbock politics in the early seventies, Personal memories of Lubbock activists, Members of the G.I. Forum, veterans, LULAC, education, Location of Hispanics in Lubbock and elsewhere, Modern race issues
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: audio cd available in reading room
Transcript: found on dspace, see below
Links
Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/304370
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