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1. Interview of Denise Legaux

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Harold and Belle’s, a long-established restaurant in the West Adams neighborhood in Los Angeles.

2. Interview of Brenda and William J. Galloway

Topic:
African American History
Business
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Co-owners of Summit Enterprises, a real estate investment business in Pasadena, California established in 1976.

3. Interview of John Beals

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Vivid Reflections Barber Shop.

4. Interview of Kim L. Hunter

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of the marketing communications firm Lagrant Communications, the Lagrant Foundation, and KLH Enterprises.

5. Interview of Todd Davenport

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Third-generation owner of Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles.

6. Interview of Carl Dickerson

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
7.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Dickerson Employee Benefits.

7. Interview of Simon Ramo

Topic:
Business
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
Executive vice-president and co-founder of Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation which specialized in the aerospace and automotive industries.

8. Interview of Lynn Allen Jeter

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
5.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Lynn Allen Jeter & Associates, a public relations, special events, and marketing firm in Los Angeles.

9. Interview of Celes King III

Topic:
Business
African 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.

10. Interview of Arthur James McFadden

Topic:
Agriculture
Business
Urban Planning and Land Use
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the Irvine Company and member of the University of California Regents.