Oral History Interview with Judy Cortez, June 16, 2016

Collection:: Civil Rights in Black and Brown
Title:: Oral History Interview with Judy Cortez, June 16, 2016
Creator:: Sinta, Vinicio
Arionus, Steve
Cortez, Judy
Date of Original:: 2016-06-16
Subject:: Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights
People:: Cortez, Judy
Location:: United States, Texas, El Paso County, El Paso, 31.75872, -106.48693
United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, 30.26715, -97.74306
Medium:: oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews
Type:: MovingImage
Format:: video/mp4
Description:: Ms. Cortez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas in the Bel Air area. She was responsible for her siblings and her home from a very early age. Shortly after finishing her studies, she worked as a parole officer; after she became privy to several adverse working conditions, she increased her involvement in the local union. Ms. Cortez moved to Austin in the 1990s, and has worked for Travis County ever since.
Metadata URL:: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987643/
Language:: eng
Extent:: 4 video recordings (51 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col.
Contributing Institution:: University of North Texas. Libraries
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