- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Vilsen Salinas, June 15, 2016
- Creator:
- Zapata, Joel
Salinas, Vilsen - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-15
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Salinas, Vilsen
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Lubbock County, Lubbock, 33.57786, -101.85517
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Vilsen Salinas was born and raised outside Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Texas Tech University, Salinas joined the military and saw action in Vietnam. In Vietnam he suffered injuries and was exposed to Agent Orange. When returning to the U.S., Salinas held various professional jobs and eventually entered and graduated from George Washington University’s law school. He then began to practice law in Lubbock, Texas.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982490/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 video recordings (1 hr., 11 min., 16 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-wit-vilsen-salina
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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