Oral history interview with Melvin LaFollette, 2006 September 30.

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Oral history interview with Melvin LaFollette, 2006 September 30.

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Interview with the Rev. Canon Melvin Walker LaFollette (ret.), concerning his career as an educator and in the ministry of the Roman Catholic Church; duties as canon missioner in the Big Bend region of Texas; experiences with the U.S Border patrol, U.S. Marines, and National Guard troops stationed at the border; shooting of Esequiel Hernandez. Jr.; perceptions of U.S. Border Patrol among people of Redford, Texas, following the shooting; efforts to investigate the shooting; changes in border enforcement since September 11, 2001.

25 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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