2010-07-09

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

This is an oral history interview with Mary Ramos conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mary Louise Ramos (neé  Palacios) was born in Houston, TX in 1950. She recounts her early days in Houston's 5th Ward, including attending Marshall Middle School, which at the time was notorious for its high gang presence. She proceeds to describe how she got into real estate and eventually how she got involved with LULAC. Ramos feels that everyone has a right to be treated equally and expresses her desire to see Latinos in positions of power throughout the government. She provides an insider's perspective of LULAC, its goals, structure, and membership. Stories of her involvement with a variety of landmark cases for minority rights through LULAC provide a colorful timeline of the progress the organization has made throughout the past thirty years. Interviewer: Natalie Garza.

interviews

Mexican Americans; Ramos, Mary L.

Houston, Texas

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm6996k2754