- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Claude Frost, June 11, 2016
- Creator:
- Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha
Frost, Claude - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-11
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Frost, Claude
- 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:
- Claude Frost was born in Houston and lived in Clinton Park, a neighborhood near Houston's Ship Channel. He recall's his experiences growing up in the area, and how an instance of police brutality (the killing of his neighbor) sparked his activism. Furthermore, he discusses the role of the Peoples Party II in the community, the Dowling Street Shootout in detail, and the aftermath of Carl Hampton's death. Mr. Frost also discusses how the Black Panther Party was established in Houston and how his work through the BPP influenced his adult life.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987497/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 video recordings (1 hr., 7 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-claude-frost
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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