Themes:
Education - Ravenswood High School
Local Businesses
Economic Development - Ravenswood High School Site/Ravenswood Gateway 101
Non-Profits
Notable Visitors
Political Activism & Social Justice
Subjects:
Ravenswood High School, Mothers for Equal Education, Gertrude Wilks, Ronnie Joe Perez, Donald Smothers, Larry Wade, Mikey Johnson, Bobby Washington Taylor
Date of Creation or Publication:
1/14/2017
Creator
Jesse Norfleet
Donor
Larry Wade
Donald Smothers
Language
English
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Interview of Larry Wade & Donald Smothers by Jesse Norfleet about Ravenswood High School. Topics include:Wade's immigation fro SF to EPA in 1948 and Smothers in 1957; ; attending Ravenswood City Schools including Ravenswood High School from 1858-1963. Attended Ravenswood City Schools including Ravenswood High School from 1958 - 1963; why Ravenswood was started, its diversity, its teachers, why the school closed; Sequoia School Board politics; RHS was like a family; and others
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