Rennie Green Oral History
Item
Title
Rennie Green Oral History
Identifier
2024.021.003
Type
Oral History
Description
Rennie Green describes his childhood in the San Bernardino Valley during the 60’s and 70’s, and the schools he attended as he was growing up. His family had a small farm, which everyone tended to. After graduating from San Gorgonio High School, he began to work at Jet Propulsion Lab, where he helped build the jets used in satellites and rovers. He describes the community he was surrounded by in the Valley Truck Farm area of San Bernardino, such as the churches his family attended and the tight-knit neighborhood.
Subject
Community life in San Bernardino
Prejudice
Mill school
Kaiser Steel
Family
African American History
Norton Air Force Base
Vietnam War
Spatial Coverage
Valley Truck Farms, San Bernardino (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1920’s-modern
Creator
Rennie Green
Jennifer Tilton
Date
2023
Contributor
A People's History of the I.E.
Format
.mp4
Language
English
Rights
Duration
00:31:17