1985-10-20

Schwartz, Jon

Clen Del Vance, Sr., shares memories of the Jack Caesar bombing, and how it related to southern justice. He talks about his background as a postal worker, and what it meant socially to be a postal worker. He shares a story in which a white realtor tried to enlist him in a blockbusting scheme. He speaks about the relationship between Black residents and Jewish residents in Riverside.

Del Vance, Clen, Sr.

interviews

Urbanization; Jack Caesar Bombing, 1953; Blockbusting

Riverside, Houston; Houston, Texas

This Is Our Home It Is Not For Sale

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

00:23:26

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/pm9453ww19r