Interview with Lydia Argote (Bronx Latino History Project)
Channel: Bronx Latino History Project
Date: 2022-04-01

Oral history recorded for the Bronx Latino History Project on October 26, 2021 with Lydia Argote, who grew up in The Bronx and was the sister of Danny Argote, a community mental health worker and activist at Lincoln Hospital. In her oral history Lydia speaks about her experience growing up in The Bronx during the 1950s and 1960s, particularly her memories growing up in the neighborhood around Jackson Avenue. Lydia's niece and the daughter of Danny, Aviva Argote, is also present.

The interviewer is Dr. Steven Payne, librarian and archivist at The Bronx County Historical Society. The Bronx Latino History Project is a project of The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.