- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with James Aaron, June 8, 2016
- Creator:
- Aaron, James
Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-08
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Aaron, James
- 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:
- James Aaron was born and raised in Pleasantville, a predominately African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. After highschool, he would join the People's Party II. He discusses growing up with Carl Hampton, segregation in Houston, the community activities of the People's Party II, and how he would become the leader of the party after the Dowling Shootout. He also talks in depth about the goal and purpose of the Rainbow Coalition, which comprised of the People's Party II, the John Brown Revolutionary League and the Mexican American Youth Organization.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987494/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 video recordings (1 hr., 21 min., 21 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-aaron-james
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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