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political activism & social justice civil rights & black power movement
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political activism & social justice civil rights & black power movement
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political activism & social justice civil rights & black power movement
Post-Depression Period Timeline Collection (1936-1959)
Selections from the collection related to agriculture and farming traditions in East Palo Alto, t...
Ruben Avelar Collection
Artifacts donated by Ruben Avelar, an East Palo Alto resident and founder of the Raices de Mexico...
The East Palo Alto Progress Collection
Published issues of the local East Palo Alto Progress newspaper.
Wear Your Pride Clothing Collection
T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel items created by the City of East Palo Alto and local no...
East Palo Alto General Plans
A collection of EPA City General Plans. A general plan includes the following elements: land use,...
Early Townships Timeline Collection (1850-1935)
Selections from the collection related to the early townships of Ravenswood, Runnymede, and the C...
Nairobi Movement Timeline Collection (1960-1979)
Selections from the collection related to the social, cultural, and political activism of the Nai...
Barbara Noparstak Collection
Artifacts donated by devoted East Palo Alto community member Barbara Noparstak.
The Ohlone Nation Timeline Collection (1000BC-present)
Selections from the collection related to the Ohlone Nation; the city of East Palo Alto exists on...
Duane Bay Collection
Artifacts donated by former East Palo Alto mayor and city councilmember Duane Bay. Mr. Bay has be...
Incorporation of East Palo Alto Timeline Collection (1980 - 1994)
Selections from the Archive related to the efforts to incorporate East Palo Alto, including the E...
Community Revitalization Timeline Collection (1995-2010)
Selections from the collection related to community economic development such as the Ravenswood 1...
Sharifa Wilson Collection
Artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident, former Mayor, and East Palo Alto Community Arch...
Meda O Okelo Collection
Artifacts contributed by longtime East Palo Alto resident, Meda Okelo, that focus on community ce...
Community Preservation & Transformation Timeline Collection (2011-present)
Selections from the collection related to the effects of gentrification and influx of the tech in...
People of EPA Video Collection
Videos from the #PeopleofEPA documentary video series produced for the EPA Community Archive.
Raices de Mexico Collection
Photographs, programs, and organizational artifacts donated by and related to Raices de Mexico, a...
Barbara Mouton Collection
Artifacts compiled by Barbara Mouton throughout her time as East Palo Alto's Mayor and City Counc...
East Palo Alto City Budget Collection
A collection of East Palo Alto City budget documents and articles about the City's budget.
Dr Syrtiller Kabat Collection
A collection of artifacts donated by educator, activist, and former East Palo Alto resident Dr. S...
Estela Guerrero Collection
A collection of artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident and Ravenswood High School Alumn...
Dr Omowale Satterwhite Collection
Artifacts donated by and documenting the long career of Dr. Omowale Satterwhite. Dr. Satterwhite ...
Nairobi College Collection
Artifacts documenting the history, events, and legacy of Nairobi College and the Nairobi Alumni A...
East Palo Alto Library Collection
Photographs and artifacts produced or donated by the East Palo Alto Library, documenting its hist...
William Byron Webster Collection
Artifacts donated by East Palo Alto resident and long-term activist. His collection is eclectic b...
Ravenswood City School District Collection
Artifacts produced by or contributed by the Ravenswood City School District.
Ravenswood High School Collection
Artifacts documenting the history of Ravenswood High School before its closure in 1976. These pho...
EPACA Oral History Collection
Oral history interviews conducted by volunteers of the East Palo Alto Community Archive to captur...
Artifacts related to
political activism & social justice civil rights & black power movement
newspaper
A Structure for Survival
Article from Black Panther newspaper about opening of EPA branch with Community Survival Day on September 9, 1972.
newspaper
Model Cities in California - The Review of the NEWS
Article about East Palo Alto. Covers political action, Nairobi movement, Ed Becks, and Black Panther action.
document
The Nairobi Day School: An African American Independent School, 1966-1984
Article from Vol 61, No 2 of the Journal of Negro Education about the creation and pedagogy of the Nairobi education method, utilized at the Nairobi Day...
newspaper
The Peninsula Gazette - Vol. 2, No. 22
Issue of The Peninsula Gazette that covers a visit by SNCC and Black Panther Chiefs to EPA, the Black Conference in Los Angeles, congressional action to aid...
oral-history
Mel Harris Interview
Interview between Mel Harris by Sharifa Wilson. Topics discussed include Harris' involvement with Malcolm X & the Black Liberation Movement, the Black...
document
Ravenswood High School and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Sequoia Union High School District - A Dissertation
Full text of Robert Lowe's PhD dissertation on the desegregation of Sequoia Union High School District and Ravenswood High School submitted to Stanford...
document
Race, Ethnicity and Inter-minority Suburban Politics: East Palo Alto, 1950-2002 - Collective Roots
This is a Masters thesis by Mike Berman in History at Stanford University. Berman taught at the East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy.
newspaper
The Peninsula Gazette - Vol. 2 No. 17
An issue of The Peninsula Gazette covers The Majestics and The Fantastic Two Plus One in the Battle of the Bands at Ravenswood High School, the Ravenswood...
oral-history
Bob Hoover Interview
Interview of Robert "Bob" Hoover by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include Hoover's journey to EPA, the influence of Ed Becks, EPA's Community House for...
oral-history
Martha Goodwill Murray Hanks Interview
Interview of Martha Hanks by Dianne Otterby. Topics include: the family migration to East Palo Alto; her schooling; living in the house that her father had...
newspaper
The Peninsula Gazette - Vol. 11, No. 9
Full issue of The Peninsula Gazette with coverage of Bob Hoover, Syrtiller Kabat, and James Wilmore entering the Ravenswood City School District election,...
oral-history
Lakiba Pittman Interview
Interview of Lakiba Pittman by Jesse Norfleet about Nairobi College. Topics include: working at Nairobi Day School and Nairobi College, singer-songwriter for...
oral-history
Trevor Burrowes Interview
Interview of Trevor Burrowes by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include the Black Power Movement, Ed Becks, Ida Berk, Nairobi College, Incorporation, the Weeks...
oral-history
Nozipo & Vulindlela Wobogo Interview
Interview of Nozipo & Vulindlela Wobogo by Jesse Norfleet. Topics include: why they came to EPA in 1968, working at Drew Health Center, Vulindela's political...
oral-history
Henry "Hank" Organ Interview
Interview of Henry "Hank" Organ by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to East Palo Alto, living at Light Tree Apartments, early thoughts of incorporation,...
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