1985-11-01

Schwartz, Jon

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 purchase their home, Jack Caesar declined. He goes on to describe threats and the eventual bombing of their home. Caesar describes the response of the Caesar family friends, as well as the police department. He describes his father's continued residence in the home until the construction of Texas State Highway 288, and the relocation of the home to another area of Houston.

Caesar, Donald

interviews

Urbanization; Jack Caesar Bombing, 1953; Wichita Avenue; Texas State Highway 288

Riverside, Houston; Houston, Texas

This Is Our Home It Is Not For Sale

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

00:18:30

Digitization and access for this item is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2018).
This interview was used in the creation of Jon Schwartz’s documentary film “This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale.”
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection

Other: ID 2010-020, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm6416c407p