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Ella M. Wiggins Beecher Interview

Themes:

Immigration - Black & African-American Education - Ravenswood High School Education - Nairobi Schools Youth Programs People of EPA Religious Organizations

Subjects:

Gertrude Wilks, Pastor Purdy, Richard Wiggins, Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Harry Pettis, Ella M. Wiggins Beecher, Saundra Webster, James Beecher

Date of Creation or Publication:

102/7/2023

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Creator

Sharifa Wilson

Donor

Ella M. Wiggins Beecher

Language

English

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Interview of Ella Wiggins Beecher by Sharifa Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada, about Ravenswood High School. Topics include: moving from Merced to EPA in the mid-60s; her family; living on Menalto Avenue; charter member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church; working at Nairobi Schools with Gertrude Wilks; youth programs; uniqueness of EPA; housing and exodus of Black families from EPA; and notable people.

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