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1. Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King interview (11:35)

Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King interview
Date:
1988-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

2. George A. Martin interview (19:56)

George A. Martin interview
Date:
1987-11-22
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
George Martin discusses the decision to live north of the Bayou because of its convenience. He said many people chose to move south of the bayou when the neighborhood became more racially mixed, bu...

3. Audrey and William Lawson interview (13:59)

Audrey and William Lawson interview
Date:
1987-05-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Rev. Lawson and his wife, Mrs. Lawson, in which they discuss what brought them to Riverside. Rev. and Mrs. Lawson discuss the threat of institutions like the University of Houston an...

4. David Westheimer interview (02:26)

David Westheimer interview
Date:
1986-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
David Westheimer talks about skating on North MacGregor as a teenager. He shares memories of the bayou.

5. Jane S. Self interview (06:08)

Jane S. Self interview
Date:
1986-07-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Jane Self discusses her childhood and the bullying her son experienced in Riverside which precipitated their move out of the neighborhood.

6. Milton Littell interview (05:37)

Milton Littell interview
Date:
1986-07-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Dr. Milton Littell discusses how he came up with the phrase "This is Our Home, It is Not for Sale." He says he never felt threatened and describes the people who moved into Riverside as well-cultur...

7. Ann Sakowitz interview (06:35)

Ann Sakowitz interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Ann Sakowitz discusses the Sakowitz home in Riverside.

8. Anthony and Carolyn Hall interview (13:47)

Anthony and Carolyn Hall interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Councilman Anthony Hall and Carolyn Hall about their early impressions of Riverside, and their eventual move to the neighborhood. Councilman Hall discusses his reaction to the county...

9. Hyman Schachtel interview (18:01)

Hyman Schachtel interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

10. James L. Tucker interview (13:48)

James L. Tucker interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Father Jim Tucker, discussing the racial makeup of his congregation at St. James' Episcopal Church., and the problem of being neither a wholly Black nor white congregation in the com...

11. James, Michael, and John Tucker interview (23:24)

James, Michael, and John Tucker interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Jim and John Tucker talk about moving to Riverside as adolescents in 1968, when their father became pastor of St. James' Episcopal Church. John Tucker talks about feeling included by his Black clas...

12. 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 ...

13. 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...

14. 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...

15. 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...

16. 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.

17. 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...

18. 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...

19. 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...

20. 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...

21. 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...

22. Bettye White interview (09:19)

Bettye White interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bettye White talks about moving to Riverside and joining St. James' Episcopal Church. She discusses the reception of Black residents into the church community. She talks about the migration of Blac...

23. Faurice Edwin Prince and Jessie Lee Prince interview (20:21)

Faurice Edwin Prince and Jessie Lee Prince interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
The Princes discuss the origin of the Groovey Grill, and how they chose the Calumet location. They describe wanting to open an establishment for Black citizens to be able to frequent. They go on to...

24. George Washington, Jr., interview (08:23)

George Washington, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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.

25. Keith Bardin interview (23:52)

Keith Bardin interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Keith Bardin talks about the Riverside economy and the role St. James' Episcopal Church played in the community. He discusses Black society and community relations.

26. Bitsy Proler interview (25:49)

Bitsy Proler interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bitsy Proler recalls why she moved to Riverside in 1953. She discusses affluence in the Jewish community during this time, specifically as it pertained to Jewish women. She discusses her own entry ...

27. Dan Pulaski interview (10:10)

Dan Pulaski interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Dan Pulaski traces the movement of people from north to south of the bayou, based on affluence. He talks about Riverside's perception, and the prominent Jewish families in the area. He talks about ...

28. Hattie Mae White interview (20:46)

Hattie Mae White interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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 ...

29. J. C. Nickens interview (18:46)

J. C. Nickens interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
J. C. Nickens discusses why he chose to buy a home in Riverside and what the real estate market was like in Houston in the late 1970s. He discusses the decisions to place the Harris County Psychiat...

30. Katherine Howe interview (09:01)

Katherine Howe interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Katherine Howe about growing up in Riverside neighborhood, and her family's eventual move away. In particular she discusses her family and her own impressions of the changes in the a...

31. Robert Sakowitz interview (13:49)

Robert Sakowitz interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Robert Sakowitz discusses growing up in Riverside, and the changes that took place in the neighborhood as he grew older.

32. Billy B. Goldberg interview (17:38)

Billy B. Goldberg interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Billy B. Goldberg regarding his move to Riverside, and the home he eventually built there. He discusses the large-scale move of Jewish residents out of Riverside and into the Meyerla...

33. Jack Weingarten interview (24:01)

Jack Weingarten interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Jack Weingarten recalls moving from north to south of the bayou as a child. He describes playing around the bayou and seeing baptisms take place there. He recalls playing in the Kuhlmann Cemetery b...

34. Jim McConn, Johnny Goyen, and Bill Archer interview (27:48)

Jim McConn, Johnny Goyen, and Bill Archer interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
McConn, former mayor of Houston, credits the peacefulness of Riverside's integration to the Black community and its leadership. McConn predicts that with some repair, Riverside could become one of ...

35. L. Thain Leonard interview (12:45)

L. Thain Leonard interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
L. Thain explains how his father chose a location in Riverside to settle, rather than River Oaks. He describes the trouble his mother had when she decided to try to rent our their house once the ne...

36. Ray Dickens interview (08:59)

Ray Dickens interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Ray Dickens describes what Riverside was like when he lived there, and talks about the neighborhood's reaction to the bombing of Jack Caesar's home and his family moving in as the first Black famil...

37. Shirley Bannerot interview (13:44)

Shirley Bannerot interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Shirley Bannerot reflects on choosing Riverside as her residence, and discusses the effects on integration on the neighborhood. She talks about the civic club's involvement in starting the yard sig...

38. Loraine D. Hunsaker interview (18:27)

Loraine D. Hunsaker interview
Date:
1985-11-06
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Loraine Hunsaker shares memories of Southland Elementary School in the 1950s. She discusses how the school was a reflection of the Riverside community, and the values that were instilled in the stu...

39. Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., interview (09:44)

Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., shares memories of growing up in Riverside. He describes the neighborhood as being rundown, compared to how it used to be.

40. Jack Heard, Sr., interview (17:13)

Jack Heard, Sr., interview
Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Jack Heard, Sr. about his role in the Jack Caesar bombing case. He describes how he and other detectives traced the evidence to identify Carl "Red" Davis and George Howell as the bom...

41. Riva Deutser and Jeanne Mandell interview (22:40)

Riva Deutser and Jeanne Mandell interview
Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Riva Deutser and Jeanne Mandell describe their Riverside home, and the various additions made to it. Deutser talks about having to leave Riverside because the family felt the neighborhood was deter...

42. Alvin Zimmerman interview (09:34)

Alvin Zimmerman interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Alvin Zimmerman shares memories of growing up in Riverside in the 1950s, and the sense of safety he felt. He discusses "white flight" in Riverside, and the role of the bayou as a racial boundary in...

43. Anthony Chase interview (16:11)

Anthony Chase interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Anthony Chase about growing up in Riverside Terrace. He describes the makeup of the neighborhood as largely Black professionals. Chase gives several examples of the great pride peopl...

44. Fredell Lack-Eichhorn interview (19:44)

Fredell Lack-Eichhorn interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Fredell Lack-Eichhorn about what motivated her to live in Riverside. She describes what it was like in the 1950s when they moved in, as homes were still being constructed and how the...

45. John and Drucie Chase interview (22:52)

John and Drucie Chase interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with John and Drucie Chase about their decision to move to Riverside Terrace in the 1950s. They discuss the purchase of the lot, and design of their home, and the reaction of white neighb...

46. L. Henry Gissel, Jr., interview (07:58)

L. Henry Gissel, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Henry Gissel about growing up in the Riverside neighborhood in the WWII era. In particular he notes that the Jewish and non-Jewish children all played together, though some differenc...

47. Malvina Weingarten interview (09:56)

Malvina Weingarten interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Malvina Weingarten describes shopping for property and deciding on Riverside, and discusses the establishment of Beth Yeshurun. She goes on to discuss her neighbors in Riverside and how well they g...

48. Cebe Sue Barnett interview (12:02)

Cebe Sue Barnett interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Cebe Sue Barnett about growing up in Riverside Terrace. She describes a close-knit community. She notes the changes in the neighborhood, specifically mentioning the impact of the hig...

49. Donald Caesar interview (18:30)

Donald Caesar interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Donald Caesar discusses the reaction of the Riverside community when his family moved in as the first Black family. He tells the story of the neighbors all pooling money and making an offer to purc...

50. Eve France interview (02:58)

Eve France interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Eve France about growing up in Riverside, and her perception of it as a transplant from New York.