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Description

1. 12 vols.

Summary

1. This collection consists of oral history interviews with Frances Mary Albrier, A. Wayne Amerson, Julian Bagley, Odessa Cox, E. A. Daly, C. L. Dellums, Walter Gordon, Ira deVoyd Hall, Jr., Tarea Hall Pittman, Wilson Riles, and William Byron Rumford. Topics covered include labor, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, education, civil rights, the Virgin Islands, journalists, legislators, and housing.

Subject

1. Albrier, Frances Mary, 1898-1987
2. Amerson, A. Wayne, 1905-
3. Bagley, Julian, 1892-1981
4. Cox, Odessa
5. Daly, E. A
6. Dellums, C. L
7. Hall, Ira deVoyd
8. Pittman, Tarea Hall
9. Riles, Wilson
10. Rumford, William Byron, 1908-
11. African American women -- California
12. African Americans -- California -- History
13. African Americans -- Civil rights
14. Discrimination -- California
15. Discrimination in housing -- California
16. Housing -- Law and legislation
17. Discrimination in employment -- California
18. African American businesspeople -- California
19. African Americans in the professions -- California
20. African American politicians -- California
21. African American legislators
22. African American journalists
23. California -- History
24. California -- Politics and government
25. California -- Social conditions
26. United States Virgin Islands

Genre/Form

1. Oral histories.

Call number

1. Sc MG 294

Language

1. English

Note

1. These oral history interviews form part of the Negro Political History series of the Earl Warren Era Project that was done by the Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Source (note)

1. Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley

Processing action (note)

1. Surveyed
2. Accessioned
3. Cataloging updated

Author

1. California Afro-American Oral History Project.

Title

1. California Afro-American Oral History Project transcripts, 1967-1979.

Biography

1. The interviews were conducted with African Americans who helped shape the history of California in the 20th century. Subjects covered include the importance of the interviewee to California history, both governmental and social. The interviews provide information about the subjects' personal lives; struggles with discrimination; achievements in public service, business, or the professional world; and unique contributions.

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1. Finding Aid

Research call number

1. Sc MG 294