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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rubye Johnson talks about how she came to know some of the Jewish families in Riverside, and her impressions of them. She talks about the differences between those who chose to live north of the ba...
Sammye Hughes shares memories of moving to Riverside as a child, and being the first Black child on her block. Hughes voices her concerns about incoming neighbors and the prices of housing in River...
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...
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 Stanley Epstein, who describes his move to Houston in 1955 and his decision to join Congregation Beth Yeshurun. He contrasts it from his experience in Boston, noting that Houston's s...
Rhona and Stewart share memories of moving to Riverside and selecting a home. They talk about the extent of blockbusting in Riverside, and the role of deed restrictions. Rhona and Stewart discuss t...
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...
Interview with Tom Bass about his motivation for moving to Riverside Terrace from Spring Branch in 1961. He felt that his children would benefit from a more diverse neighborhood. He describes the i...
Interview with Wally Honeywell, who discusses his motivation for moving to Riverside, in particular he notes the neighborhood's proximity to the University of Houston, and that he and his wife had ...
Interview with Dr. Kemmerer about how the University of Houston came to be operating in southeast Houston. He describes the university as an asset to Riverside Terrace, which was previously undevel...