Interviewer
Oscar J. Martinez
Project
Bicentennial
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Longtime El Paso resident.
Summary of Interview
Biography; shooting at Zeiger's Saloon in early El Paso; experiences at Beall elementary and El Paso High Schools; Anglo/Mexican relations; experiences in the Navy; Young Men's Democratic Club; LULAC; Marcos B. Armijo Post; civil rights work; work with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration; Ciudad Juarez during Prohibition; the Mexican Revolution; the word "Chicano"; zoot-suit riots in Los Angeles; political campaign of Rep. Edward Roybal of California; attitudes toward the Chicano Movement.
Date of Interview
11-18-1975
Length of Interview
2 hours
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 212
Transcript Number
No. 212
Length of Transcript
38 pages
Date Transcribed
3-18-1976
Transcriber
Rhonda Hartman
Interview Number
No. 212
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Charles V. Porras by Oscar J. Martinez, 1975, "Interview no. 212," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.