Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings
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Document Type
Oral History
Abstract
This guest presentation is footage of children in the Temple Learning Center being taught by school director Linda Davis. Davis asks the children some historical questions throughout the video. The children successfully answered who the first African American Black Assemblywoman was: Amina Carter. They also recite the eight presidents under the Articles of Confederation, the forty-five regular presidents, and all of the fifty states in the country. There is also a discussion on Queen Califia, a Black figure of who California is named after. The video then focuses on Davis, who tells of the founding of the Temple Learning Center. It was started by Ms. Valerie Turner for lower-income families as a way to get an education they otherwise would likely not afford. Turner, before her death, wanted the school to continue to serve the community and it certainly has done that job. Many of the students went on to do great things such as going to the NFL and the Olympics. There was also the aspect of helping neurodivergent students to show that they could certainly get an education and learn. After that discussion, the children are visited by Amina Carter herself and talk about the importance of growing up to be leaders. After reviewing the historical questions asked previously one more time, the video ends with the children thanking Amina Carter for her visit to the Temple Learning Center.
Recommended Citation
Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation, "Temple Learning Center" (2024). Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings. 145.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/bridges/145
