- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Rita Wiltz, July 30, 2016
- Creator:
- May, Meredith
Howard, Jasmin
Wiltz, Rita - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-30
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Wiltz, Rita
- 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:
- Mrs. Wiltz grew up in the community of Tamina which was founded as a Freedmen's Settlement in the late 1800s. She described some history, race relations, gentrification, infrastructure inequality and changes over time in Tamina. Wiltz currently runs multiple community organizations that provide services to residents in Tamina and the surrounding areas. Wiltz runs a community center in Tamina and the non-profit organization Children's Books on Wheels.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984462/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 video recordings (1 hr., 4 min., 33 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
-
