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Fillmore Redevelopment and Dislocation
Arnold Townsend Reverend Arnold Townsend
Leader of the Black Student Union at SF State University, involved in the fight against redevelopment in the Fillmore
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Carol O'Gilvie spacer Carol O'Gilvie 
Teacher and school administrator, long-time resident of the Fillmore and witnessed impact of redevelopment on the community
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Matt Herron spacer Mohammed Bilal
Writer, musician, poet and diversity advocate, witnessed how the crack epidemic spread through the Fillmore and Western Addition
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Charles Collins Charles Collins 
Collins served as President and CEO of San Francisco's YMCA. He earned an MA in City Planning (MIT) & a law degree (Harvard)
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James Rogers spacer Leola King
Operated restaurants and bars in the Fillmore including the Blue Mirror jazz club, all closed as a result of redevelopment
An Oral History Archives Project of The Urban School of San Francisco.