Themes:
Political Activism & Social Justice - Civil Rights & Black Power Movement
Immigration - Black & African-American
Housing
Education - Ravenswood High School
People of EPA
Subjects:
Huey Newton, Mel Harris, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Housing, Ravenswood High School, Black Panthers
Date of Creation or Publication:
7/27/2021
Creator
Sharifa Wilson
Donor
Mel Harris
Language
English
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Interview between Mel Harris by Sharifa Wilson. Topics discussed include Harris' involvement with Malcolm X & the Black Liberation Movement, the Black Panthers, Huey Newton, Stokely Carmichael, Ravenswood High School and bussing within the greater school system, the Black community in EPA, housing and white flight, Harris' historic family home, and how he came to EPA.
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