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Interview with fashion designer Henry Delton Williams

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Title
Interview with fashion designer Henry Delton Williams
Collection Guide
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oral History Collection
Date Created
May 22nd, 2007
June 14th, 2007
Description
Henry Delton Williams discusses his family's migration from Louisiana and growing up in Oakland during the 1940s, protests to form a Black Student Union at Oakland High School, his love of gospel music, the joy of giving back, Slim Jenkins' nightclub and the music scene on 7th St., and his career as a fashion designer.
Creators and Contributors
Creator: African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Interviewer: Moss, Rick
Interviewee: Williams, Henry Delton
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English

Media type
Moving Image
Format
MiniDV
Extent
3 Tapes
Generation
Master
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Link to Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/caolaam_000119