Ora Houston Interview
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2022-04-06
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Institute for Diversity & Civic Life
Department of Religious Studies
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This interview is with Ora Houston, a long-time civil servant and former city council member in Austin, TX. Ora describes the influences of her early life, like her mother’s social work, her education, experiencing Jim Crow segregation, and her exposure to and choice of religion. She talks about her involvement in the Episcopal church as a lay leader and how her religious convictions influence her work to uplift the voices of underrepresented people. She discusses her years of civil service and her four-year term in the Austin city council representing District One.
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Religions Texas, Abuse survivors, TX - Austin, Black Americans, Christianity, Christians, Domestic violence, Episcopal Church, Episcopalians, Family dynamics, Family Eldercare, Hymns, Integral Care, Jim Crow, LC Anderson High School, Marriage, Prayer, Prejudice, Public servants, Race, Racism, Religious leadership, Representation, SAFE Alliance, Segregation, Silent Generation, Texas, Texas politics, Women's leadership