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In search of the California dream : from Houston, Texas to Richmond, California, 1943 : oral history transcript / 1986.
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In search of the California dream: from Houston, Texas to Richmond, California, 1943 : oral history transcript / 1986On the waterfront : an oral history of Richmond, California
Creator/Contributor:
Eaton, Eddie, 1917-, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Dunning, Judith, interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Quay, James.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Abstract:
Discusses growing up in Houston, Texas, blacks in golf, life in Richmond, California since 1943, the Painters' Union, work
in Kaiser shipyard, social life (including blues clubs and churches), move to an all white neighborhood in 1956, and opportunities
for black people.
Date:
c1990 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAfrican Americans -- California -- Richmond
African Americans -- Housing -- California -- Richmond
Discrimination in housing -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
African American athletes
Golf -- United States -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- California -- Richmond
Noirs américains -- Californie -- Richmond
Noirs américains -- Logement -- Californie -- Richmond
Discrimination dans le logement -- Californie -- San Francisco, Région de la baie de
Sportifs noirs américains
Golf -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des civils -- Californie -- Richmond
African American athletes
African Americans
African Americans -- Housing
Discrimination in housing
Golf
War work
Richmond (Calif.) -- History
California -- Richmond
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
United States
Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)
Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)
Note:
interview conducted by Judith K. Dunning, introduction by Jim Quay ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley,
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available online.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.
Excerpts published as Make a dime, save a nickel.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publicataion should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.
3 audio tapes transferred to Bancroft Microforms Division (Classified as: Phonotape 2451 C).
Type:
History.Oral histories.
Physical Description:
print
[xviii], [83] p. : ill.
3 audiocassettes : analog.
Language:
English
Publisher:
California unknown place Berkeley, Calif : University of CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publicataion should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.