Soliz, Roy
Rating
Title
Soliz , Roy
Abstract
Roy Soliz was born in Houston where he graduated from Jefferson Davis High School and attended the University of Houston before fighting briefly in World War II . He was a well-known civic activist in the Hispanic , Mexican American , and Chicano communities of Houston . In the 1950s , he became involved in poll tax drives in these communities and also began working for the Harris County Democrats . Soliz was elected as a precinct judge in 1964 and was also a member of the Civic Action Committee and a founding member of the Levi Kennedy Johnson club , which became the Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations (PASO) in 1961 . In this interview , Soliz speaks about the discrimination he faced as a young child , his experiences as a community organizer , and his part in the minimum wage march of 1961 .
Collection Name
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
April 11, 1980
Subjects
Soliz , Roy--Interviews ; Mexican American political organizers--Texas--Houston--Interviews ; Oral histories
Themes and Keywords
Minimum wage march , 1966 ; Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations (PASSO , PASO
Interviewee
Soliz , Roy
Interviewers
Thomas Kreneck
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH273
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Geographic Coverage
Houston (Tex.)
Temporal Coverage
1950s ; 1960s
Length of Interview
1 hr, 35 min
Type
Sound; Text
Format
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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