The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Willie L. Brown

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Willie L. Brown

12/14/2015; 12/19/2015

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2015.008

Mayor and state assemblyman The Honorable Willie L. Brown (1934 - ) represented San Francisco in the California State Assembly from 1964 to 1995 and served as Mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004. Brown was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/14/2015 and 12/19/2015, in San Francisco, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 21m 58s

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Brown, Willie L. (Willie Lewis), Jr., 1934-

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Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker. He later became mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to hold that office. The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors", adding that he had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries." Born in Mineola, Texas, Brown graduated from Mine...