- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Warzell Booty and James Leveston, July 7, 2016
- Creator:
- Booty, Warzell
Leveston, James
Howard, Jasmin
May, Meredith - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-07
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Booty, Warzell
Leveston, James - Location:
- United States, Texas, Montgomery County, Conroe, 30.31188, -95.45605
United States, Texas, Montgomery County, Tamina - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Booty was born in Carthage, grew up in the Third Ward of Houston, and moved to Tamina when he was 16. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He is the former president of Tamina's water supply and a current minister. In his interview, Mr. Booty described life in Tamina under segregation, how the community has changed over time, the threats Tamina has faced, and the strategies he and Mr. Leveston have used to preserve Tamina. Mr. Leveston also grew up in Tamina, Texas, a small African-American community near the present-day The Woodlands. He attended Booker T. Washington school in Conroe. Leveston joined the military after school and returned to Tamina after some time in Houston. He is currently the president of Tamina's water supply company. In his interview, Mr. Leveston described growing up in Tamina, segregation, his experience at Conroe's school, and his struggle to preserve the small community against the encroachment of surrounding cities.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984076/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 9 video recordings (1 hr., 47 min., 54 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-wardell-booty-and-james-leveston
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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