- Title:
- The Changing Peoples of Hilltop
- Date Created:
- 1991
- Description:
- Long-time resident Charles Walker reflects back on thirty years of Hilltop history and describes the areas shifting demographics during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. A retired businessman, Walker focuses in particular on the K Street Business District and the local economic impact of the 1970s recession. He also comments on his work with the Tacoma Urban League, the Black Businessmen's Association, and the Now, Mr. Lincoln program.
- Subjects:
- Walker, Charles, 1928-1996--Interviews African American businesspeople--Washington (State)--Tacoma Interviews African American civic leaders--Washington (State)--Tacoma Interviews African Americans--Washington (State)--Tacoma Interviews Small business--Washington (State)--Tacoma Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Tacoma Tacoma (Wash.)--20th century--History Hilltop (Tacoma, Wash.)
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
- Source:
- University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project
- Source Identifier:
- chp1991-10
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- cpd
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