- Mancias, Adela, 1953- (x)
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Title
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Adela Mancias oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004040
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Creator
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Walje, Ethan
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Contributor
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Mancias, Adela, 1953-
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Topic
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Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
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Dates
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1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.