/internal/media/dispatcher/76990/fullDr. Mario T. Garcia Oral History07/07/2021Duration: 103 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00540Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Mario T. Garcia. An author and distinguished professor of Chicano studies and history at the University of California Santa Barbara, Garcia was a sophomore at the University of Texas at El Paso at the time of the assassination.
Interview conducted via Zoom on July 7, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-three minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file, an isolated Zoom combined audio track, and HD video reference of Stephen Fagin in 501 Elm board room.
Oral Histories729480E-100E-1071133Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Mario T. Garcia. An author and distinguished professor of Chicano studies and history at the University of California Santa Barbara, Garcia was a sophomore at the University of Texas at El Paso at the time of the assassination.
Interview conducted via Zoom on July 7, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-three minutes long.Civil rightsOral historiesAuthorStudentRace relationsSegregationIntegrationRacismEducationLiteratureInterviewsVotingDemocrats1960s1960 presidential electionTelevisionDebatesPresidential campaignTV coverageBiographyAssassinationMusicVietnamSocial and political climateCubaNixon, Richard M.Johnson, Lyndon B.Chavez, CesarKennedy, Robert F.Viva KennedySanta BarbaraEl PasoCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)Chicano History and Culture (OHC)Dr. Mario T. Garcia is the prolific author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 (1981), Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology, & Identity, 1930-1960 (1990), and Memories of Chicano History: The Life and Narrative of Bert Corona (1994). Two other publications, The Making of a Mexican American Mayor: Raymond L. Telles of El Paso (1998) and Blowout: Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice (2011), may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Catalog Search Results. - Stephen Fagin, Curator Dr. Mario T. Garcia's teaching specializations include Chicano history, race and ethnicity, southwestern history, autobiography, and Latino religion. More information on his research interests, education, and a program he moderated, "Latino: The Changing Face of America," can be found on the University of California, Santa Barbara's website here: Mario T. Garcia | Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies. - Riley Harris, Collections CatalogerThe Museum's Oral History Collection includes several interviews that discuss Chicano History and Culture. These interviews highlight the Mexican-American experience, in places such as Texas, Mexico, and Cuba; outlining hardships, activism, and community. These interviews may be viewed on the Museum's online database here: Thesaurus – Vocabularies – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger