- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with John "Bunchy" Crear, June 6, 2016
- Creator:
- Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha
Crear, John - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-06
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Crear, John
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Harris County, Houston, 29.76328, -95.36327
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- John "Bunchy" Crear was born in 1952. He grew up in Pleasantville, a predominately African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. After spending a few years in Los Angeles, California, he returned to Houston and joined the People's Party II. He discusses People's Party II's community programing and the Dowling Shootout, the Rainbow Coalition, and his later involvement in the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Crear also talks about the differences in racial discrimination in California versus Texas and his efforts to honor the life of Carl Hampton as well as the legacy of the Black Panther Party.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987483/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 video recordings (1 hr., 45 min., 24 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-john-crear
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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