- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Calvin Vinson, July 26, 2016
- Creator:
- May, Meredith
Vinson, Calvin - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-26
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Vinson, Calvin
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Montgomery County, Conroe, 30.31188, -95.45605
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Vinson was born in Montgomery, Texas and raised in Conroe. He attended Booker T. Washington school and Conroe High, participating in football at both schools. After graduation, he went to work in Houston for a utility company. He returned to Conroe and became very active in political campaigns and community organizations. In his interview, Mr. Vinson described segregation in Conroe, a march in 1968, integration of schools, experiences playing football, discrimination at work, political activism in the African-American community, African-American community organizations, and how Conroe has changed over time.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983478/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 video recordings (1 hr., 20 min., 5 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-calvin-vinson
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
