Mario Salas Oral History

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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.

Object Details
Object title:

Mario Salas Oral History

Date:

12/14/2021

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 69 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0114

Curatorial Note:

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.

Object Details
Object title:

Mario Salas Oral History

Date:

12/14/2021

Terms:

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)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 69 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0114

Curatorial Note:

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