African-American architects in Los Angeles : Lester O. Bankhead : oral history transcript / interviewed by Wesley H. Henderson. 1992.

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African-American architects in Los Angeles : Lester O. Bankhead : oral history transcript / interviewed by Wesley H. Henderson. 1992.

Bankhead discusses his childhood and education in South Carolina and continues through his military service in the Army during World War II, his move to Los Angeles, studying architecture on the GI Bill, and his career as an architect. Major topics include racial discrimination, the construction industry, the black community, and the changing demographic profile of Los Angeles.

x, 377 leaves : port. ; 28 cm.

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Bankhead, Lester O., 1912- .

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University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program

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Henderson, Wesley H.

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