- Topic:
- African American HistoryArchitecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
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- The interviews in the series African American Architects of Los Angeles document the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the built environment, principally in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Influenced by earlier pioneers such as Paul R. Williams, these individuals ...
- Biographical Note:
- African American architect who designed homes and churches in Los Angeles, including Chapel of Faith Baptist Church, Greater Life Missionary Baptist Church, and Greater New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church.
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- Topic:
- African American HistoryArchitecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
- Length:
- 5.85 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Architects of Los Angeles document the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the built environment, principally in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Influenced by earlier pioneers such as Paul R. Williams, these individuals ...
- Biographical Note:
- African American architect and educator who designed homes, public buildings, and commercial spaces, including LAX Bradley International Terminal, the Compton Police Department building, and Ujima Village public housing project.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArchitecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
- Length:
- 7.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Architects of Los Angeles document the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the built environment, principally in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Influenced by earlier pioneers such as Paul R. Williams, these individuals ...
- Biographical Note:
- African American architect who designed government buildings, schools, homes, and civic centers, including Compton City Hall, South Central Los Angeles Multi-service and Child Development Center, and Compton Civic Center.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArchitecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
- Length:
- 6 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Architects of Los Angeles document the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the built environment, principally in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Influenced by earlier pioneers such as Paul R. Williams, these individuals ...
- Biographical Note:
- African American architect and educator who designed large scale projects such as LAX Terminal One, San Bernardino City Hall, and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. First African American woman to become a licensed architect in the U.S.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArchitecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
- Length:
- 9 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Architects of Los Angeles document the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the built environment, principally in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Influenced by earlier pioneers such as Paul R. Williams, these individuals ...
- Biographical Note:
- African American architect who designed schools and public buildings, including Carson City Hall and Community Center, Van Nuys State Office Building, and LAX Parking Structures 1, 3, and 4. Championed minorities in the architectural profession, creating mentorship programs for schools in the Los...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 6.2 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 9.2 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist and founder of Gallery 32 in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 5.8 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 19.75 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist and community-activist. First director of the Watts Towers Art Center in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 16.65 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American art curator and community-activist. Co-founder of the Black Arts Council, advocate for African American exhibits at LACMA, and exhibit creator in community venues.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 11.25 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Co-founder of the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 5.10 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 3.3 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Co-founder of the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (LAICA).
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 2.65 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Director of the Studio Museum in Harlem.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 2.25 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Founder of the International Review of African American Art and the Museum of African American Art in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 6.35 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Creator of ten acres of sculpture near Joshua Tree.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryArt
- Length:
- 6.35 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
- Biographical Note:
- African American artist. Founder of the organization Art West Associated.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Length:
- 60 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Biographical Note:
- Choreographer, dancer, and actor. Member, with younger brother Harold Nicholas, of the Nicolas Brothers jazz tap dance duo.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Length:
- 10.25 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Biographical Note:
- Journalist, anchorwoman, publicist, and producer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Length:
- 21 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Biographical Note:
- Television and music news reporter, news anchor, and actor. Anchor for Los Angeles local news station, KTLA.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Length:
- 10.75 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Biographical Note:
- Publicist and press officer. Founder and president of public relations firm, Tobin & Associates, Inc.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryFilm and Television
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryCommunity History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- The interviews in the series Allensworth Community feature recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders. The town was established in 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842-1914), at that time the highest-ranking African American officer in histor...
- Topic:
- African American HistorySports
- Length:
- 5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This project is designed to document the lives of Negro League baseball players whose careers spanned the heyday of the league (1920s-1950s) and who grew up in Southern California, who played in the West Coast Professional Baseball League or the California Winter League, or who eventually migrate...
- Biographical Note:
- Member of the American Negro League. Player for the Indianapolis Clowns.
- Topic:
- African American HistorySports
- Length:
- 2 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This project is designed to document the lives of Negro League baseball players whose careers spanned the heyday of the league (1920s-1950s) and who grew up in Southern California, who played in the West Coast Professional Baseball League or the California Winter League, or who eventually migrate...
- Biographical Note:
- African American baseball player.
- Topic:
- SportsAfrican American History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This project is designed to document the lives of Negro League baseball players whose careers spanned the heyday of the league (1920s-1950s) and who grew up in Southern California, who played in the West Coast Professional Baseball League or the California Winter League, or who eventually migrate...
- Biographical Note:
- Member of the American Negro League. Shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 12.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz bass player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Woodwind player and composer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 12 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Cornet and trumpet player. Bandleader and composer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.1 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz double bass player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 8 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Latin jazz drummer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz bass player and UCLA adjunct associate professor of music.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 9 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. Timpani player for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz drummer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 4.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz double bass player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.15 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz keyboardist.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.4 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Saxophone player and bandleader.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.62 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz saxophone player and bandleader.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series and preserve the spoken memories of musicians who were active in the jazz music scene in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 1970s. This series includes a broad range of interviewees, some of whom are we...
- Biographical Note:
- Jazz bass player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryEducation
- Length:
- 3.3 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents efforts to secure quality education for Black students in the Los Angeles area in the years 1950-2000. This includes the issues of integration/desegregation, increasing the numbers of Black teachers and administrators and the struggle against discriminatory hiring practic...
- Biographical Note:
- Deputy superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District and first principal of Locke High School in South Central Los Angeles. Architect and a founder of the Young Black Scholars Program.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryEducation
- Length:
- 9.75 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents efforts to secure quality education for Black students in the Los Angeles area in the years 1950-2000. This includes the issues of integration/desegregation, increasing the numbers of Black teachers and administrators and the struggle against discriminatory hiring practic...
- Biographical Note:
- First African-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. University of California, Los Angeles coordinator of education-related research.
- Topic:
- EducationAfrican American History
- Length:
- 21 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents efforts to secure quality education for Black students in the Los Angeles area in the years 1950-2000. This includes the issues of integration/desegregation, increasing the numbers of Black teachers and administrators and the struggle against discriminatory hiring practic...
- Biographical Note:
- Assistant superintendent, principal, and educator of all ages in Los Angeles Unified School District.
- Topic:
- EducationAfrican American History
- Length:
- 7 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents efforts to secure quality education for Black students in the Los Angeles area in the years 1950-2000. This includes the issues of integration/desegregation, increasing the numbers of Black teachers and administrators and the struggle against discriminatory hiring practic...
- Biographical Note:
- Teacher, elementary school principal, and assistant superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District. UCLA adjunct professor of education and Pepperdine University assistant professor of education. Founder of Council of Black Administrators (COBA), National and Western Regional Councils...
- Topic:
- BusinessAfrican American History
- Length:
- 6.8 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Chief executive officer and chair of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest Black-owned insurance companies in the United States.
- Topic:
- African American History
- Length:
- 10.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- 62nd district California State Assembly member from 1935 to 1963. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991 serving as the he first black politician west of the Mississippi River elected to the House of Representatives.
- Topic:
- African American History
- Length:
- 7 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Director of Project AHEAD (Accelerating Home Education and Development). Chair of the board of directors of the Los Angeles branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- Topic:
- African American HistoryJournalism
- Length:
- 3.8 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Publisher and business manager for the Los Angeles Sentinel.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryBusiness
- Length:
- 9.75 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Co-founder, director, and chair of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest Black-owned insurance companies in the United States.
- Topic:
- BusinessAfrican American History
- Length:
- 5.1 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Manager of special field markets for Anheuser-Busch brewing company.
- Topic:
- BusinessAfrican American History
- Length:
- 20 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Owner-administrator of King Bail Bond Agency and administrator for the Pepperdine University School of Business and Management.
- Topic:
- African American History
- Length:
- 7 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- Civil rights activist and senior pastor of the Second Baptist Church, the oldest black Baptist church in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryBusiness
- Length:
- 7 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series were made possible by support from the UCLA Center for African American Studies, Institute of American Cultures. This is the first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Lo...
- Biographical Note:
- President of Angelus Funeral Home, a long-term black-owned business in Los Angeles founded in 1925. Founder and president of radio station KJLH.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 4.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Founding member of the Watts Prophets, a music and spoken word performance group. Influential in development of hip hop and rap musical styles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Educator, school psychologist, composer, musician, conductor, church and community leader with a focus on gospel music. CEO of the Heritage Music Foundation and founder of the the Gospel House.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 7.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Prairie View A. & M and California State University, Los Angeles professor of music. Organist of African American hymnal music.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Director of Choral Activities, professor of Ethnomusicology, and head of Music Education at U.C. Davis. Choral director, composer, arranger, author, and editor.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Bandleader of the Evelyn Freeman Swing Band, Wings over Jordan, Evelyn Freeman Orchestra, and the Young Saints.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 12 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background, training, influences, and musical choices and discuss their contributions, and connections to the music of black Los Angeles. The series was a collaborative project of the UCLA Center for Oral Histor...
- Biographical Note:
- Music teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District and University of Southern California training teacher in the School of Music. Founder of the BEEM (Black Experience as Expressed through Music) Foundation for the Advancement of Music. Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the city of Los ...
- Topic:
- African American HistoryPolitics and Government
- Length:
- 14 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series includes interviews with African Americans who were involved in Los Angeles politics from the 1940s to the present day. In addition to African American politicians, it includes individuals who could speak to the political history and influence of the black community in Los Angeles. Th...
- Biographical Note:
- Member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 to 1991.
- Topic:
- Politics and GovernmentAfrican American History
- Length:
- 7.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series includes interviews with African Americans who were involved in Los Angeles politics from the 1940s to the present day. In addition to African American politicians, it includes individuals who could speak to the political history and influence of the black community in Los Angeles. Th...
- Biographical Note:
- Member of the Los Angeles City Council. Founder of Cunningham Short Berryman and Associates, a public affairs consulting firm advising government officials and small businesses.
- Topic:
- Politics and GovernmentAfrican American History
- Length:
- 8.5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series includes interviews with African Americans who were involved in Los Angeles politics from the 1940s to the present day. In addition to African American politicians, it includes individuals who could speak to the political history and influence of the black community in Los Angeles. Th...
- Biographical Note:
- Member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1991 to 2001.
- Topic:
- African American History
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents black women’s activism in Los Angeles from 1950 to the present, showing how women’s roles in the professions and in religious, civic, and social organizations translated into community activism to address disparities in education, healthcare, housing and political rights and...
- Biographical Note:
- Ordained Dean at Westminster Presbyterian and civic activist with the Harvard Heights Block Club, different civic committees, and the American Red Cross. Serves on various courts of the church Presbytery, Synod, General Council, and women's division. Vice President of the national United Presbyte...
- Topic:
- African American History
- Length:
- 5 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents black women’s activism in Los Angeles from 1950 to the present, showing how women’s roles in the professions and in religious, civic, and social organizations translated into community activism to address disparities in education, healthcare, housing and political rights and...
- Biographical Note:
- County of Los Angeles Public Library system librarian serving underrepresented communities. Founding member and president of the California Librarians Black Caucus, member of the California Library Association's Council, and member of various American Library Association committees and programs.
- Topic:
- African American History
- Length:
- 2.35 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- This series documents black women’s activism in Los Angeles from 1950 to the present, showing how women’s roles in the professions and in religious, civic, and social organizations translated into community activism to address disparities in education, healthcare, housing and political rights and...
- Biographical Note:
- Editor and Freelance Writer for the Los Angeles Sentinel, California Eagle Newspaper, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and Sould Publications. Founder of the annual Youth on Parade Community Achievement Program. Commissioner of the Los Angeles County Music and Performing Arts Commission.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 10. 15 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 saxophone player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 2 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 piano player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.2 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:
- Entertainment attorney.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 2.65 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.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 2.85 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 arranger and trumpet player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.3 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 woodwind player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 1.8 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 saxophone, clarinet, and flute player. Music educator at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts and owner of a music education studio in Los Angeles.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- 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, blues, and pop singer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.5 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 bass and piano player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.7 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:
- Music producer. Co-founder and co-owner of Modern Music and Independent Record Distributers.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 2.45 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 piano player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- 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 trombonist player. Member of the Woodman brothers, player with Charles Mingus, and member of Duke Ellington's band.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 1.75 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 saxophone player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 17 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 flute, saxophone, and clarinet player. Advocate for the amalgamation of the black musicians’ local union, Local 767 and white musicians’ union, Local 47.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- 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.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- 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.
- Topic:
- Latina and Latino HistoryAfrican American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 4.5 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 tenor saxophone player, vocalist, and bandleader.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 12.6 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 trombone player and bandleader. Leader of the Pan-Afrikan People's Arkestra.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 9.65 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 clarinet player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 6.1 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 saxophone and violin player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 2.5 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 tenor saxophone and clarinet player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.75 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 bandleader, composer, arranger, and trumpet player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 4 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. Advocated for the amalgamation of the black musicians' union Local 767 and white musicians' union Local 47.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 4 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 bass player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.5 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 piano player. Advocate for the amalgamation of the black musicians' union Local 767 and white musicians' union Local 47.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- 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.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.75 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 saxophone player.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 5.5 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 pianist, vocalist, and composer.
- Topic:
- African American HistoryMusic
- Length:
- 3.8 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.