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Joe Russell describes how his family came to live in the Riverside area. He talks about how integration affected the neighborhood, and how long it took it took the different sides of the bayou to b...
Alfred and Edward Kahn discuss living in Riverside as children and the changes that have taken place in the neighborhood since then. They comment on why white residents left Riverside as Black resi...
Clen Del Vance, Sr., shares memories of the Jack Caesar bombing, and how it related to southern justice. He talks about his background as a postal worker, and what it meant socially to be a postal ...
Lionel Schooler shares memories of growing up in Riverside and his experiences with desegregation. He talks about the Weingarten sit-in protest, and the violent reaction his family faced when they ...
Nat Pryzant recalls showing off Riverside to out-of-towners as the second nicest part of town, after River Oaks. He talks about the relationship his parents had with their Black neighbors. He talks...
Interview with Dr. J. B. Jones discussing the Weingarten's supermarket sit-in protest, and the decision to have the sit-in protest at Weingarten's due to its proximity to Texas Southern University.
Interview with Dr. J. B. Jones describing how "whites were tipping out" and "blacks were tipping in" when he moved to Riverside in 1959. He discusses the move from north to south of the bayou for p...
Dr. and Mrs. Terry talk about the construction of their Riverside home, and its decor. They talk about the importance of using John Chase as architect for their home. They blame the deterioration o...
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. They describe the factors that led them to move to Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Carman relate stories from their past that led th...
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. Libby Carman continues her description of the "This Is Our Home" sign movement. Max describes the impact of the sign campaig...
Joseph Samuels tours sites along Almeda Road that were significant to the Jewish community. He points out the former site of Kaplan's Delicatessen, and Dushkin's Cleaners.
Joseph Samuels talks about Washington Terrace in relation to Riverside Terrace, and how the neighborhoods served the Jewish community. He talks about reactions among the Jewish community to the Jac...
Interview with Margie Abrams about living in Riverside Terrace from 1950 to 1967. She describes the importance of having different types of neighbors. Abrams discusses her reaction to the "This is ...
Interview with Dora Finger about her experience living in Riverside. She discusses neighborhood children, and the many large parties and holiday gatherings she hosted. Finger describes the integrat...
Sid and Mary Smiley share memories of their neighbors in Riverside. Sid talks about the reaction to the Jack Caesar bombing, and the communication that took place between the white residents and th...
Sid Smiley talks about being misquoted by The Informer newspaper and subsequently being viewed as racist by the Riverside community, and the negative effect that had on him. He describes himself as...
Interview with Clarice Freeman about her family's move into the Riverside neighborhood. She talks about Joe Russell, and his role with the civic club. Freeman also discusses the continued role of d...