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Stop The Apartheid Rugby Tour (Sart) Letter, Lisa Brock

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

Letter about the South African rugby team's plan to play a match in Chicago on September 19, 1981 and an invitation to readers to join in the efforts and protests against this match taking place.

Interview No. 654, "La Frontera" Collection

Combined Interviews

See following sheet for list of interviewees

Stop The Apartheid Rugby Tour (Sart) / Chicago, Lisa Brock

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

An invitation from SART to SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization) to join them at a rally in support of opposing the Springbok rugby match in Chicago.

Stop Apartheid Rubgy Tour Flyer, Columbia College Chicago

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

No abstract provided.

Sart/Chicago Stop The Apartheid Ruby Tour Press Release, Columbia College Chicago

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

"Chicago labor, religious, black and community groups today announced the formation of a broad coalition, Stop the Apartheid Rugby Tour (SART/CHICAGO) to oppose the September 19 rugby sports match in the Chicago area sponsored by the Midwest Rugby Football Union."

A press release from the Black Coalition Against the Rugby Tour organization, " composed of numerous Black organizations and individuals who have come together to fight against this scheduled tour to Chicago by the Springboks and to exemplify our support for our brothers and sisters in South Africa who are still oppressed by the white supremacist apartheid South African government" …

Interview No. 519, Al (Armond) Jackson

Combined Interviews

The Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition; World War II. See also Interview no. 172

Interview No. 499, Soledad O. Salas

Combined Interviews

Biografia; la Revolucion Mexicana; su migracion a Estados Unidos; experiencias laborales en El Paso; la Depresion en Estados Unidos; su naturalizacion para hacerse ciudadana de Estados Unidos.

Interview No. 518, Carolina L. Villanueva

Combined Interviews

Migracion de su familia de Chihuahua a Cd. Juarez y El Paso durante la Revolucion; experiencias laborales de sus padres; recuerdos de Pancho Villa; la Depresion; epoca de la Ley Seca en Estados Unidos; Segunda Guerra Mundial y su efecto acerca la migracion de Mexico a Estados Unidos.

Interview No. 515, Manny

Combined Interviews

Biografia; experiencias laborales en Cd. Juarez como cigarrero; experiencias cruzando la frontera; trabajos que tuvo en Los Angeles, El Paso, y Cd. Juarez; opiniones sobre la vida en Mexico.

Interview No. 517, Anacleto Madrid, Juanita Madrid

Combined Interviews

La migracion de la Sra. Madrid y su familia a Cd. Juarez y El Paso de Chihuahua durante la Revolucion Mexicana; Ciudad Juarez en los 1910s; los juegos; epoca de la Ley Seca en Estados Unidos; actividades de recreo; la Revolucion Mexicana; la Depresion.

Interview No. 516, Col. Cruz R. Alvarez

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; youth years and dating patterns; employment experiences, including that as a teacher (first to use bilingual education methodology); experiences in Spain as a translator and secret service agent; the history of the Southwestern New Mexico; the Mexican Revolution; the Spanish Flu; Prohibition; the Depression; WWII; Chamizal dedication.

Interview No. 541, Fidel Ramos

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; historia general de la region agricultural del Condado de El Paso, Texas.

Interview No. 514, Ricardo Santiesteban

Combined Interviews

Recollections of Mr. Santiesteban in trying to recover an alleged buried treasure in Chihuahua.

Stope The Apartheid Rugby Tour (Sart) Statement, Columbia College Chicago

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

Press release announcing the formation of this broad-based coalition, SART, to "prevent the tour to Chicago, Albany and New York City of the South African national rugby team, the Springboks", including the groups' goals and list of other organizations who also stood in opposition to the United States rugby matches.

"Don't Play Ball With South Africa!", Columbia College Chicago

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

Newsletter produced by the Clergy and Laity Concerned organization to alert Chicagoans about the planned Chicago rugby game with the South African rugby team, the Springboks. Also reported is news about the Clark Amendment for United State Restraint in Southern Africa.

"Apartheid Rugby Is Not Sport", Columbia College Chicago

Lisa Brock Anti-Apartheid Collection

Photograph of woman on the roof of a car holding a sign reading Apartheid Rugby is Not Sport. The vehicle, a Cadillac, has a license plate that reads RUGBY 2. The image was taken in protest against the South African rugby team, the Springboks, planned matches in 1981 with United States rugby teams, including Chicago, in violation of the United Nations Sports Ban.

Interview No. 566, Reynaldo Lopez R.

Combined Interviews

Tells how he joined the Bracero Program; experiences and duties as a bracero; anecdotes of the braceros and working living conditions in the pear ranch; duties in the Navy; countries he visited while in the Navy; experience in Vietnam where he was almost awarded the Purple Heart; some prejudices he encountered; deferential attitudes of the Mexicans when dealing with "gringos."

Interview No. 565, Cruz Rivera

Combined Interviews

Born in Julemes, Chihuahua on May 3, 1986; came to El Paso in 1916; acquired his passport in 1918 at El Paso's port of entry; served in the military during WWI but never fought in Germany due to declaration of peace one week after he signed up; stationed in Santa Barbara, California; migrated throughout the U.S. experiencing many different jobs, from laborer to shipyard worker; settled in Canutillo and married sweetheart on nine years.

Osterhaven, M Eugene Oral History Interview: Theologians Of Hope College And Western Seminary, Carol Bechtel

Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Cook, James I Oral History Interview: Theologians Of Hope College And Western Seminary, Carol Bechtel

Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Kuyper, Lester J Oral History Interview: Theologians Of Hope College And Western Seminary, Carol Bechtel

Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Oudersluys, Richard C Oral History Interview: Theologians Of Hope College And Western Seminary, Carol Bechtel

Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Voogd, Henry Oral History Interview: Theologians Of Hope College And Western Seminary, Carol Bechtel

Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 424, Maria Cuevas

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; la muerte de su madre cuando tenia ocho anos, cuando tuvo que encargarse de sus tres hermanos; la muerte de su padre cuando tenia 14 anos, cuando tuvo que encontrar trabajo; experiencias trabajando como domestica; problemas con la discriminacion de parte de mexicanos y problemas con la inmigracion; sus dos matrimonios y sus tres hijas.

Interview With Horace Goggins - Oh 132, Horace Goggins

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his April 29, 1981 interview with Viola Sherrill, Horace Goggins shares the story of how he became a dentist, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, and how he supports his wife’s political career. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 434, Dr. Mario Garcia

Combined Interviews

UTEP History Department Seminar Talk, "Americans, All: Manuel Ruiz, Jr. and the Mexican American Struggle for Civil Rights, 1940-1947."

Interview With Samuel Foster, Sr. - Oh 142, Samuel Rufus Foster Sr.

Winthrop University Oral History Program

This interview is with Samuel Rufus Foster, Sr. (b. 1938). In this interview, Mr. Foster discusses his background including his upbringing and his education. He also discusses his motivation to get into working with kids at the elementary school level. He discusses the difficulties with school integrations and the current station blacks have in society. Mr. Foster also discusses his opinions on how the integration of schools should have occurred. More specifically, he discusses his belief that integration should not have started at the top (High School Level) where students had already “established their customs, their concerns, and their prejudices …

Interview With Juanita Goggins - Oh 074, Juanita W. Goggins

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her April 14, 1981 interview with Shannon Port, Juanita Goggins recalls the details of her political career. In particular, Goggins addresses the obstacles she faced during her career and what she accomplished despite of those obstacles. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 682, Joseph M. Ray

Combined Interviews

Tape I, pp. 1-32: First impressions of Texas Western College; how he first came to El Paso as a hitchhiker in 1927; how he entered the University of Texas in 1928; employment experiences from 1937 until he came to Texas Western College in 1960; problems with the administration at Amarillo College concerning ethnic and fiscal policies; the El Paso business community; how he helped improve the academic standing of the institution; administrators he worked with during his presidency; the establishment of the H.Y. Benedict professorships; MexicanAmerican faculty on the campus.

Tape II, pp. 33-62: His rel ationship with Frank Erwin …

Interview No. 567, Muñeca

Combined Interviews

Nacio en El Paso; descubrimiento de su homosexualidad a una edad muy chica; dificultades con otros jovenes de su edad; rechazo por su familia, especialmente su padre; relaciones con otros hombres a traves de los anos; comparaciones entre hombres mexicanos y anglosajones; romance con un oficial mexicano; encuentros con la policia de El Paso; incidentes chistosos.