- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Juan Parras on June 16, 2016.
- Creator:
- Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha
Parras, Juan - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-16
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Parras, Juan
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Houston County, 31.31773, -95.42268
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Juan Parras was born in Big Spring in 1949. He moved to San Antonio to attend seminary and attended St. Mary's in 1968 before transferring to the University of Houston in 1971. He began working at the Harris County Welfare Department where he led a walkout. Mr. Parras discusses unionizing and his 15 year career working with the International Union and other unions. His latest activism revolves around environmental justice issues and is the founder of Tejas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS), an organization working in Houston since 2006.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987501/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 video recordings (2 hr., 23 min., 20 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-juan-parras
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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