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1. Pickup Interviews (29:28)

Pickup Interviews
Date:
1985/1986
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Katherine Howe talks about moving away from Riverside. Harry Brochstein talks about the development of Riverside. He says what upset the residents was not integration with the Black community, but ...

2. C. M. Malone, Jr., interview (14:39)

C. M. Malone, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
C. M. Malone, Jr., talks about how Riverside Terrace came to be, and compares Riverside to River Oaks. The two are described as very similar. He discusses the breaking of deed restrictions over tim...

3. Mack H. Hannah, Jr., interview (13:35)

Mack H. Hannah, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Mack Hannah about his savings and loans business, and the role it played in helping Black families finance homes in Riverside. Hannah also discusses the expansion of the area univers...

4. Robert Johnson interview (07:44)

Robert Johnson interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Father Robert Johnson discusses what things at St. James' Episcopal Church were like when he began in the early 1950s. He says there was concern and anxiety about integration, but that the congrega...

5. Thomas D. White interview (08:28)

Thomas D. White interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
As the Assistant District Attorney at the time of the Jack Caesar bombing, Thomas D. White shares his memories of the Caesar bombing and its trial.

6. Tom Bagby interview (06:19)

Tom Bagby interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Tom Bagby talks about the origins of St. James' Episcopal Church, and what the congregation was like at the beginning. He discusses the relationship between the Jewish community and St. James' Chur...

7. Hortense Dixon interview (21:18)

Hortense Dixon interview
Date:
1985-11-13
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

8. Robert I. Kahn interview (15:16)

Robert I. Kahn interview
Date:
1985-11-13
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Rabbi Robert I. Kahn discusses how he came to live in Riverside. He talks about the attitudes Jewish residents in Riverside held toward integration with the Black community. Kahn talks about the pr...

9. Weldon H. Berry interview (16:39)

Weldon H. Berry interview
Date:
1985-11-13
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Weldon H. Berry about the circumstances of his move to Riverside in the 1950s. At that time his was the first Black family on his block, though that swiftly changed. He calls the int...

10. Arnett Cobb interview (10:19)

Arnett Cobb interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Arnett Cobb plays "Down by the Riverside." He describes the house (now the Groovey Grill) he is being interviewed in. When he was a child, his mother was in domestic service in the home, and he wou...