Mateo Camarillo oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in National City, California, 2016 June 28

Mateo R. Camarillo talks of his involvement in a range of civil rights campaigns in and around the San Diego area, since the 1960s, including fair housing, police-community tensions, collaboration and cooperation with city officials on these issues. He recalls racism in the south during his service...

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Language:English
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Camarillo, Mateo, > 1941 > -Interviews
Chicano Federation of San Diego County
Chicano movement
Civil rights movements > California
Civil rights movements > United States
Civil rights workers > California > Interviews
Discrimination in employment > California
Mexican Americans > Civil rights
National Council of La Raza
Trabajadores de la Raza (Organization)
United States > Emigration and immigration > Political aspects
Voter registration > California
Wilson, Pete, > 1933
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Summary:Mateo R. Camarillo talks of his involvement in a range of civil rights campaigns in and around the San Diego area, since the 1960s, including fair housing, police-community tensions, collaboration and cooperation with city officials on these issues. He recalls racism in the south during his service years in Vietnam. Finally, he talks about his entrepreneurial work in recent years.