Themes:
Religious Organizations
Housing
People of EPA
Non-Profits
Incorporation
Community Events & Celebrations
Subjects:
St. John's Church, Omowale Satterwhite, Fred Howell, Stan Hall, Luella Moore, Luther Jackson, Gertrude Wilkes, Clarlie Range, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gladys Knowles, Dyanne Ladine, Lola Clewis, Geraldine Gibson, Terri Vines, Carmaleit Oakes, Annjeanette Jones, Julian Bond, Barbara Mouton, Bill Vines, Patriica Perkins Foster, Mary Flamer, Lois Cobb, American Cancer Society, Community Development Institute, Martha Thomas, L.W. Montgomery, Dr. Robert Fairley, Cecil Reeves, RB Jones, Community Church
Date of Creation or Publication:
2/9/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Mary Flamer
Language
English
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Interview of Mary Flamer by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to East Palo Alto from San Francisco; how she met her husband; finding a home in EPA in 1971; first impressions of EPA; raising kids in EPA including schooling at Ravenswood City School District; church life at St. John’s; her husband’s difficulty finding work post war; involvement in incorporation; her life after her husband died; working and volunteering for the City of EPA; bringing an American Cancer Society office to EPA and working there; OICW; many notable people of EPA; people who influenced her; story of the Martin Luther King Jr Day in East Palo Alto; and her vision for EPA.
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