- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Brad Pollard, Brad Pierce, David McClain, and Tom Etoile, June 29, 2016
- Creator:
- Howard, Jasmin
May, Meredith
Pollard, Brad
Pierce, David
McClain, Tom - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Pollard, Brad
Pierce, David
McClain, Tom - Location:
- United States, Texas, Nacogdoches County, Etoile
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Pollard was born and raised in Central Heights, Texas. A relatively young man, he had an easy transition coming out as a gay man. In his parts of the interview, he describes the, discrimination he heard about, what made his time easier in comparison to others, and the changes he has witnessed in the area. Mr. Pierce was born and raised in Wells, Texas. He came out to his family when he was sixteen in the 1980s. He then began a career as a hairdresser in Tyler prior to moving to Alabama and then back to the Nacogdoches area. Mr. Pierce, while he did not experience overt discrimination himself, described the treatment of people he knew in the area. Mr. McClain was raised in Houston, Texas. He served in the military prior to moving to be near family in Nacogdoches in the 1960s, where he worked at a radio station. Mr. McClain, a white, straight man, described his experiences witnessing racism and discrimination against gay men.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983039/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 video recordings (1 hr., 17 min., 35 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
