- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Jaime Martinez, July 1, 2016
- Creator:
- Arionus, Steve
Martinez, Jaime - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-01
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Martinez, Jaime
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, 29.42412, -98.49363
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Jaime Martinez was a Civil rights activist and farm worker advocate from San Antonio. Martinez served as the Chairman of the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation board and was a lifetime advocate for civil rights. Martinez grew up on the West side San Antonio and attended Lanier High School. In his interview, he talked about his life as a labor organizer, having a street named after him, and what it takes to be an organizer. He died in July of 2017.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987635/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 video recordings (1 hr., 37 min., 12 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-jaime-martinez
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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