Oral history interview recording 1 of 2 with Helen Walker
Description:
Part 1 of 2 of an interview recording of Helen Walker, conducted by Lavert Stuart, discussing growing up in Roxbury at the beginning of the 20th century. Interview topics include recreation, race relations, unions, prohibition, the Great Depression, public schools, and the Civil Rights Movement. Interview references Flagg Street, Roxbury, Brookline, Cambridge, Revere Beach, Camden Street. Transcript includes errors. Walker mentions the police strike, but it is mistakenly called "race track".