Urban Removal

ID: 3288 ~ Source: Fraga, Ernesto. Interviewed by Mark Firmin, March 26, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. Access full interview here. 
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Fraga recalls the apt nickname his community assigned to the Urban Renewal of the 1960s: Urban Removal. Families were forced out of homes, social venues and businesses had to close, and their community dispersed across Waco.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
A Chicano activist and founder of Tiempo newspaper, Ernesto Fraga worked tirelessly to advocate for the interests of Hispanic communities in Waco and Austin. Fraga’s family had a long history in Waco:…