Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings
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Document Type
Oral History
Abstract
Dolores Armstead interviewed Celeste D. Williams, a woman with history in the military and the Inland Empire. Williams began the recording by speaking on her military service, which began in 1979 when she became an Army Reservist. She also spoke on being the first African American female commander in San Bernardino’s Legion Post 710 as well as memories of local leaders. The interviewee went over the lack of Black history taught in her youth and how the racism she saw and faced shaped her goal to change her life. After speaking on Civil Rights leaders such as Mrs. Carter as well as her thankfulness to Barack Obama, she spoke on San Bernardino’s issues. The city deals with racism between ethnic groups, crime, and vagrant buildings. She hoped to see a change in the city since she lived there and did not like to see little positive progress from local leaders. The interview ended with the people who influenced her life, such as her father and grandmother.
Recommended Citation
Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation, "Celeste D. Williams" (2025). Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings. 152.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/bridges/152
