- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Ino Reyes, June 27, 2016
- Creator:
- May, Meredith
Howard, Jasmin
Reyes, Ino - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-27
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Reyes, Ino
- 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:
- Mr. Reyes was born in Mexico on his family's farm. One of 12 children, he excelled in school, pursuing an engineering degree. He then followed his family to Lufkin, where he worked for Lufkin Industries. After nearly twenty years working, he and his brother opened a Spanish-language newspaper, La Lengua. In his interview, he discusses his childhood and young adulthood in Mexico, assimilation and difficulties in Lufkin, his work career, the creation of La Lengua, and his contributions to the Mexican-American community in Lufkin through his newspaper and civic service.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984146/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video recordings (54 min., 14 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-ino-reyes
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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