Alvin Zimmerman interview
- Date
1985-11-03
- Main contributor
Schwartz, Jon
- Summary
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Alvin Zimmerman shares memories of growing up in Riverside in the 1950s, and the sense of safety he felt. He discusses "white flight" in Riverside, and the role of the bayou as a racial boundary in Riverside. He recalls the Weingarten's supermarket sit-in protest.
- Contributor
Zimmerman, Alvin
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Urbanization; Civil rights demonstrations; Weingarten's; White flight
- 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
00:09:34
- 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/pm55977v21p
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Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.