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1. Interview of Alice McGrath (1981)

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

2. Interview of Alice McGrath (1984-85)

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Civil Liberties
Length:
16.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

3. Interview of Mel Weisburd

Topic:
Literature
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Poet and essayist. Co-founder and editor of the literary journal Coastlines.

4. Interview of Carey McWilliams

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Civil Liberties
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author and editor of the Nation, known for writing on California politics and culture.

5. Interview of Grace Montañez Davis (2008)

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Length:
11 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The purpose of this series is to document the social justice activism of the Mexican American generation and to explore family and community life in war-time Los Angeles. Individuals selected for this series resided in Los Angeles during the 1930s and 1940s and began their civic participation pri...
Biographical Note:
Member of the Community Service Organization. Administrative assistant to member of the U.S. House of Representatives, George E. Brown, Jr. and first Mexican-American woman to serve as deputy mayor of Los Angeles.

6. Interview of Ben Margolis

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Length:
24 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio: