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Mario Salas Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Mario Salas. A longtime human rights activist in San Antonio, Salas was actively involved with the Black Panthers and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. As part of the last SNCC chapter in the United States, he fought for civil rights and protested the Vietnam War. Salas, who also served on the San Antonio city council, later spearheaded a campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday. Interview conducted over Zoom on December 14, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 9 minutes long.
Mario Salas Oral History
12/14/2021
Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
Duration: 69 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2021.001.0114
The Mario Marcel Salas Papers are housed at the University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections and consist of correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and other materials related to Mr. Salas' civil rights activism and his service on the San Antonio City Council. A guide to his collection may be found here: A Guide to the Mario Marcel Salas Papers, 1938-2019 - TARO (txarchives.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Mario Salas Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Mario Salas. A longtime human rights activist in San Antonio, Salas was actively involved with the Black Panthers and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. As part of the last SNCC chapter in the United States, he fought for civil rights and protested the Vietnam War. Salas, who also served on the San Antonio city council, later spearheaded a campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday. Interview conducted over Zoom on December 14, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 9 minutes long.
Mario Salas Oral History
12/14/2021
Interviews
Vietnam
Civil rights
Oral histories
Protests
Civic leaders
Black Panther Party
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Dallas
San Antonio
Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Childhood Recollections (OHC)
Vietnam (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
Duration: 69 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2021.001.0114
The Mario Marcel Salas Papers are housed at the University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections and consist of correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and other materials related to Mr. Salas' civil rights activism and his service on the San Antonio City Council. A guide to his collection may be found here: A Guide to the Mario Marcel Salas Papers, 1938-2019 - TARO (txarchives.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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