- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Sandra Burrell, July 29, 2016
- Creator:
- Burrell, Sandra
May, Meredith - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Burrell, Sandra
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Liberty County, Liberty, 30.05799, -94.79548
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mrs. Burrell was born and raised in Liberty, Texas. She attended the black Catholic school until she was in 3rd grade, when the Catholic schools integrated. After graduation, she joined the Air Force. After serving for a year, she married and eventually began working in multiple positions for the city of Baytown. She returned to LIberty in the 1990s and began working for the Sam Houston Regional LIbrary. In her interview, Mrs. Burrell described segregation in Liberty, the Creole community, the relationship between the black community and law enforcement, the role of the Catholic Church, her experience in the Air Force, discrimination and clashes on the job, and how Liberty has changed.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth983643/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 5 video recordings (1 hr., 15 min., 24 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-sandra-burrell
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
