Themes:
Subjects:
Gertrude Wilks, Phillip Thomas, Susie Mills, Retraining the Village, Reggie Hill, Halley Irene Crumb, Douglas Adams, Edward Campbell, Sr.
Date of Creation or Publication:
12/10/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Halley Irene Crumb
Language
English
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Interview of Halley Irene Crumb by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving into EPA at age 10 in 1974, with parents Phillip Thomas and Susie Mills; bad experience attending Brentwood Elementary then better at Garden Oaks; life in the Gardens neighborhood; Mr. Moore, Mr. Wright; Edward Campbell Sr.; experiences being bussed to San Carlos High School and later expelled; transferring to Redwood High where she got her GED; personal medical issues; community life before the crime problems; why she moved out of EPA and why she returned; her hero Gertrude Wilks and the threats on her life; the tree of life in EPA; starting and growing the emergency housing non-profit Retraining the Village; and other topics.
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