Trotter, Vincent
Person
General Context
Vincent Trotter was a researcher and interviewer with the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston project.
Trotter was also interviewed for the project.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ysrael, Ruven Melchezedek Ben, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-VT-SR01
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
Dates:
2006
Summary
Ruven Melchezedek Ben Yisrael [RY], age 49, is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans. He briefly describes his [Mid—City] community in positive ways, talks about riding out the storm in a neighborhood that was spared flooding, but that suffered wind damage. Talks about helping neighbors and then evacuating to Gonzalez, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; and Atlanta before coming to Houston around January 2006. Talks about the need for NO to have a “regular Mardi Gras” in 2006, and then compares Atlanta to...