- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Toni Prados on July 18, 2016.
- Creator:
- Grevious, Danielle
Bobadilla, Eladio
Prados, Toni - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-18
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Prados, Toni
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont, 30.08605, -94.10185
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mrs. Prados is the first Black female car salesperson, a long-time NAACP member, and was raised in segregated Beaumont. Her job and later business ventures exposed her to many facets of discrimination in the city, and she shared a lot about being ignored on boards like the Chamber of Commerce or in Black, male-dominated spaces. She also discussed dealing with a racially "transitioning" business as well as difficulties she continues to experience with the city when attempting to pass inspection and reopen her beauty salon.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984716/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 video recordings (2 hr., 30 min., 39 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-toni-prados
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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