- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Ray Hill, June 21, 2016
- Creator:
- Enriquez, Sandra
Rodriguez, Samantha
Hill, Ray - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-21
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Hill, Ray
- 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:
- Ray Hill was born in Galena Park in 1940. He grew up in a blue collar household, and became involved with the NAACP at an early age. After travelling around the country, he returned to Houston and is prosecuted for burglary. Upon leaving jail, he becomes involved in the LGBT scene and movements in Houston including the founding of Pride, the Montrose Center, and through HIV/AIDS advocacy. Mr. Hill also led the prosecution of the Paul Broussard case in 1991. In 1980, he began the Prison Show and has continued to be involved in radio shows and media ventures since.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987509/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 video recordings (1 hr., 56 min., 34 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-ray-hill
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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