- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Jovita Cazares, July 19, 2016
- Creator:
- Arionus, Steve
Sinta, Vinicio
Cazares, Jovita - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-19
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Cazares, Jovita
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Val Verde County, Del Rio, 29.36273, -100.89676
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Jovita Casarez was born in Acuña, across the border from Del Rio. After marrying, she and her family settled in Del Rio and started migrating to many different parts of the United States to work in the fields. After her husband was injured on the job in the 1970s, the family had to move to Madison, Wisconsin so that he could receive treatment. There, she started her career as an organizer after being hired by a farmworkers' rights organization. Upon their return to Del Rio, the Cazares established in San Felipe; a seasoned activist, Jovita became deeply enmeshed in local politics and grassroots activism. Cazares talks at length about several events that impacted her life, including the 1998 floods that destroyed her house, the death of her daughter and other personal and family struggles. In the mid 1990s, Cazares was the plaintiff in Cazares v. Val Verde County, a lawsuit that challenged the practice of allowing former Laughlin AFB personnel from submitting absentee ballots for local elections.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987642/
- Language:
- spa
- Extent:
- 6 video recordings (51 min., 43 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-jovita-cazares
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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