African American Studies

Oral history interviews with 19 long-time business owners, mostly in South LA and Pasadena, conducted by the UCLA Oral History Center.

Recollections of the descendants of Allensworth (California) residents and founders, the first town in California to be founded, governed, and financed by African Americans.

The first of several Oral History Program series focusing on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of African American citizens in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

This series documents black women’s activism in Los Angeles from 1950 to the present, showing how women’s roles in the professions and in religious, civic, and social organizations translated into community activism to address disparities in education, healthcare, housing and political rights and access.

Three-part series from KCET exploring the shifting communities of Los Angeles.