Geraldyne Washington
Geraldyne Washington discusses growing up in Oakland in the 1940s, dance, the housing crisis in West Oakland during World War II, tensions between Californians and emigrants from the South, Slim Jenkins and the music scene in Oakland.
Date of Interview
Interviewer
2007-08-01
Rick Moss
Project
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I hope to see the city of Oakland raise the bar educationally. I would like to see the city of Oakland put the arts back in the schools.