Joe Russell interview
- Date
1985-10-21
- Main contributor
Schwartz, Jon
- Summary
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Joe Russell describes how his family came to live in the Riverside area. He talks about how integration affected the neighborhood, and how long it took it took the different sides of the bayou to become predominantly Black. He talks about the yard sign movement, blockbusting, and the real estate business in Riverside.
- Contributor
Russell, Joe
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Urbanization; Blockbusting
- Locations
Riverside, Houston; Houston, Texas
- Collection
This Is Our Home It Is Not For Sale
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Physical Description
00:22:16
- Notes
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 Identifiers
Other: ID 2010-020, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm5255z740j
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Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.