South Colton Oral History Project Collection
Document Type
Video
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Publication Date
5-21-2016
Summary
Tom Rivera interviews Javier Marquez, a local man from Colton. Throughout the interview, Marquez discusses his time in the military during World War II and how he had to see his friend killed and thus killed enemy soldiers. He also discusses de facto segregation in South Colton, usually stemming from verbal harassment but also police misconduct. Rivera also asks him about entertainment during Marquez’s youth and all of the local spots that are now defunct and are not known. With the inclusion of his wife’s stories, Marquez recollects the 1938 Flood, the couple’s first meeting, and the woman’s interactions within a segregated school. The interview ends with Marquez telling about the time he experienced racial prejudice during a job interview.
Recommended Citation
CSUSB, "Javier Marquez" (2016). South Colton Oral History Project Collection. 70.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/colton-history/70
