Oral History Interview with Rey Avila, June 18, 2015

Collection:: Civil Rights in Black and Brown
Title:: Oral History Interview with Rey Avila, June 18, 2015
Creator:: Avila, Rey
Gutierrez, Jose Angel
Enriquez, Sandra
Robles, David
Date of Original:: 2015-06-18
Subject:: Persons
Ethnic groups
Conjunto music
People:: Avila, Rey
Location:: United States, Texas, Cameron County, San Benito, 26.13258, -97.6311
Medium:: oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews
Type:: MovingImage
Format:: video/mp4
Description:: Interview with Rey Avila, founder of Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum in San Benito, Texas. Mr. Avila discusses his early life, education, his experiences as a young migrant worker, the history of Conjunto music in Texas, and the Chicano movement. Part of the interview takes place in the gallery of the museum.
Metadata URL:: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth836681/
Language:: eng
Extent:: 3 video (1 hr., 19 min., 13 sec.) : sd., col.
Original Collection:: https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-rey-avila
Contributing Institution:: University of North Texas. Libraries
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