Cotrell, Charles

Dr. Cotrell was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1940, and is the President of St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He was professor to many Chicano activists of the late 1960s at Texas A & I and St. Mary's universities. Dr. Cotrell was an active participant in many civil rights causes, such as La Casita Farms strike, and mentor to youth in the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO). He was a founder of the Mexican American Unity Council in San Antonio and became an expert witness in many single-member redistricting cases.

From the description of Oral history interview with Charles Cotrell, 1996 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 50305614