Medrano / 1970s Political Opponents
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Interviewer-"So, we're going to talk a little bit about your time in the 80s, I mean just a little bit, back to the 70s, there's one thing I want to ask about, a concern citizen, do you remember the concern citizen for Dallas Schools?" Mr. Medrano-I remember there was lee education advancements and committee for good schools, those are the three [?] they were at odds [?] they raise funds to replace the school board, So, concern citizens, I don't know. Interviewer-Who's Galindo, I.." Mr. Medrano-Guillermo Galindo. Interviewer-"Guillermo"lMr. Medrano-He ran for school board. Interviewer-"And you defeated him, right?" Mr. Medrano-I defeated him. Interviewer-"What was, I mean he is connected to concern citizens, what, what, so what was Galingos.?" Mr. Medrano-No, he decided, I think I can challenge him, you know. Interviewer-There wasn't any...?" Mr. Medrano-No, no, he just said, I'm going to try and defeat him, "I'm going to try and defeat him." Come on, Its like one of the [?] president of the United States and one of them wants to challenge Hillary, I said, "Come on." Mitt Ronmey where it can be, I said, "Lets go." So, same thing, its just a person that think, "I think I can walk and talk convince, that I'm the better candidate then he is. Interviewer-"Where was he from? Like what part was he, he..?" Interviewer-East Dallas, East Dallas. Interviewer-"Ok, alright, alright"....
| Interview | Interview with Robert Medrano |
| Subjects | Electoral Politics |
| Electoral Politics › Political Clubs | |
| Ideology › Liberalism | |
| Ideology › Relations Between Radicalism and Liberalism | |
| Tags | Concerned Citizens for Dallas Schools |
| Galindo, Guillermo | |
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| Interview date | 2015-06-10 |
| Interview source | CRBB Summer 2015 |
| Interviewees | Medrano, Robert |
| Interviewers | Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés |
| Locations | Dallas, Texas |
| Duration | 00:01:52 |
| Citation | "1970s Political Opponents," from Robert Medrano oral history interview with Moisés Acuña-Gurrola, June 10, 2015, Dallas, TX, Civil Rights in Black and Brown Interview Database, https://crbb.tcu.edu/clips/887/1970s-political-opponents, accessed November 12, 2025 |