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Robinson, William Russell, February 7, 2002, tape 3, side 1

February 7, 2002

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Robinson, William Russell, February 7, 2002, tape 3, side 1
  • Title
  • Robinson, William Russell, February 7, 2002, tape 3, side 1
  • Date
  • February 7, 2002
  • Identifier
  • 31735073022067-05
  • Source Identifier
  • 31735073022067
  • Description
  • Rep. William Russell Robinson, former political writer for the New Pittsburgh Courier, former Pittsburgh City Council member and Pennsylvania State Representative for the 19th District. The Abortion Control Act of 1990 and abortion rights in Pittsburgh during his time in legislature. Reflections on the role of churches in abortion rights, voting, and lowering crime rates. Reflections on the economy: corporations versus small business, stimulating economic growth in Black neighborhoods and the prevalence of drug trade, banks and the Community Reinvestment Act, the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Council. Black representation in elected officials.
  • Extent
  • 30:54 minutes
  • Type
  • sound recording-nonmusical
  • Genre
  • oral histories (literary genre)
  • Source
  • State and Local Government Archives Oral History Collection, 1996-2002
  • Language
  • eng
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • State and Local Government Archives Oral History Collection
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