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George McElroy discusses the Jack Caesar bombing. McElroy describes the white community as reacting to the bombing with shame and the Black community reacting to the bombing with anger. McElroy thi...
George Washington, Jr., describes how he became a patron of the Groovey Grill. He talks about what the Groovey Grill represents for the community, and the restaurant's impact on the community.
Drs. Gregg and Anita O'Neil talk about the decision to live in a predominantly Black neighborhood. They talk about safety and living close to more crime-ridden neighborhoods.
Harry Brochstein talks about developing Alconbury Lane during the Korean War. He reflects on how Riverside was transformed from a prairie into a subdivision. He talks about how integration had a ne...
Harry Taylor talks about the bayou as a natural boundary between white and Black residents in Riverside. Taylor talks about the different realtors in Riverside, and the lack of Black realtors. He t...
Hattie Mae White discusses moving from the Third Ward to Riverside. She talks about having to move out of her Southmore home due to the construction of Texas State Highway 288. She talks about the ...
Interview with Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King about the sit-in protest at Weingarten's supermarket. Hogrobrooks begins by discussing the history of sit-in protests in Houston, beginning with Texas...
Dr. Hortense Dixon describes her concerns about the Harris County Psychiatric Center that is under construction in the neighborhood, and the role of city government in the decision. She gives her v...
Rabbi Hyman Schachtel talks about integration, and says that for white residents to object to integration was for them to violate the highest teachings of any religion. He talks about the efforts h...