Themes:
Political Activism & Social Justice - Civil Rights & Black Power Movement
Education - Nairobi Schools
Housing
Education - Sequoia Union High School District
People of EPA
Non-Profits
Education - Charter, Private & Parochial Schools
Notable Visitors
Subjects:
Plugged In, Girls Club of the Midpeninsula, Eldridge & Kathleen Cleaver, Light Tree Apartments, Girls to Women, Community Law Project, Eastside College Prep, Jean Worth, Community Development Institute, Thelton Henderson, Henry "Hank" Organ, EPA CAN DO, Stockely Carmichael, Martha Hanks, Chris Bischof, Duane Bay, Robert Hoover, Pat Foster
Date of Creation or Publication:
10/15/2021
Creator
Meda O. Okelo
Donor
Henry "Hank" Organ
Language
English
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Interview of Henry "Hank" Organ by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to East Palo Alto, living at Light Tree Apartments, early thoughts of incorporation, non-profit creation, civil rights activism in EPA, the influence of churches, the closure of Ravenswood High School, serving on the Sequoia Union School District Board, the beginning of Nairobi Day School, the founding of Nairobi College, the future of EPA, and others.
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