Sidney and Mary Smiley interview

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Date
1985-10-16
Main contributor
Schwartz, Jon
Summary
Sid and Mary Smiley share memories of their neighbors in Riverside. Sid talks about the reaction to the Jack Caesar bombing, and the communication that took place between the white residents and the incoming Black residents of Riverside. Mary talks about how their feelings towards desegregation are different because they're Northerners.
Contributors
Smiley, Mary; Smiley, Sidney
Genre
interviews
Subjects
Urbanization; Jack Caesar Bombing, 1953; Desegregation
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
00:24:37
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/pm24579s81b
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