Attorney, judge, and Oakland Mayor
By: Lionel Wilson ; with an introduction by Professor Edward J. Blakely ; interviews conducted by Gabrielle Morris in 1985, 1990. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Blakely, Edward James, 1938-; Morris, Gabrielle S.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.; Online Archive of California.
Published: 1992
Subjects: Oakland Economic Development Commission.; University of California, Berkeley -- Alumni and alumnae.; African American lawyers -- California -- Interviews.; African American politicians -- California -- Interviews.; Oakland (Calif.) -- Politics and government.; Berkeley (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
Other titles: University of California black alumni series.
Description: Wilson discusses his education at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Hastings Law School; his career as a lawyer; participation in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif., political life, especially as Chair of the Oakland Economic Development Commission, and as Oakland Mayor.