Martinez, Christine 2020-10-09
This interview features Christine Martinez as she discusses working at National Council of La Raza in Washington D.C., and the Latino history of Lubbock. The bulk of the discussion focuses on Mexican-American history in Lubbock, Texas. The conversation details at length the development of Aztlan Park in Lubbock, Lubbock’s migrant labor camps, and Lubbock’s Hispanic barrios. The interview provides information on Mexican-American/Hispanic history in Lubbock and tells stories about Mexican-American leaders in Lubbock.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Christine Martinez
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 9, 2020
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:06:12 (1 hour 6 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction National Council of La Raza; Moving back to Lubbock and creating Latino Lubbock; Migrant camps; KFLB; Guadalupe neighborhood and the 1970 tornado; Mexican-American history in Lubbock; New school in north Lubbock; influential Latino’s
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373958 >
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