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21. Interview of Ruth J. Temple

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Physician and co-founder of the Temple Health Institute, a community-based health clinic.

22. Interview of Claude H. Hudson

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil rights activist and president of branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Louisiana and Los Angeles.

23. Interview of Leo Branton

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and civil rights activist.

24. Interview of Frances Williams

Topic:
African American History
Theater
Length:
9.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Actor, producer, and activist. Co-founder of the Art Against Apartheid Movement, the Negro Arts Theatre, and the Los Angeles Paul Robeson Community Center.

25. Interview of James E. LuValle

Topic:
UCLA Student Leaders
African American History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Olympic medal winner and chemist. Founder of the UCLA Graduate Student Association.

26. Interview of Gilbert Lindsay

Topic:
Politics and Government
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
9th district Los Angeles City Council member from 1962 to 1990.

28. Interview of Melba Liston

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
1.6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz arranger, composer, and trombone player.

29. Interview of William Douglass

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
5.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz drummer.

30. Interview of Clora Bryant

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz trumpet player.