Segregation

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Howard Gordon was born in 1921 in Arkansas. He talks about discrimination, segregation and being in the Navy.

Interview conducted in 1987 by Edna D. Salinas. Digital transfer completed on 25 September 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Scope and Contents John Randall Peavey (b. 12 Aug 1892, d. 3 Mar 1985), lawman and author of Echoes from the Rio Grande, was interviewed by Dr. Hubert J. Miller for the Pan American University Oral History Program. Part 1. Over the course of two days, December 22-23, 1981, Peavey provides a brief history of his family, describes their relocation to the Valley from St. Louis, and discusses early agricultural and economic development, including farming, ranching, staple crops and...