- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Bertha and Alfred Miranda, July 1, 2016
- Creator:
- Howard, Jasmin
Miranda, Bertha
Miranda, Alfred - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-01
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Miranda, Bertha
Miranda, Alfred - Location:
- United States, Texas, Angelina County, Lufkin, 31.33824, -94.7291
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ms. Miranda was born in Grand Prairie but spent the majority of her childhood in the Rio Grande Valley, where she experienced segregation and poor schooling. Determined to be a teacher, she eventually obtained her degree in education and began working as a special education teacher in Lufkin, the first Mexican-American teacher at LISD. Her husband was born and raised in Diboll, where he worked for Temple Industries. In their interview, Ms. Miranda describes the discrimination she faced in the Valley, her path to becoming a teacher, and her education career. Mr. Miranda describes life in Diboll and working for Temple.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984098/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 7 video recordings (1 hr., 14 min., 3 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-bertha-and-alfred-miranda
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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