Interviewer
Laura Ochoa
Files
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Ethnic Group
African American
Generation
Middle
Description
African Americans like Lewis Stallworth Jr.’s family did not migrate to Stockton as a part of the California Gold Rush. Instead, they sought stability in changing times: a home, a job, a place to worship and a chance to raise a family. Lewis Jr. was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma in 1944. As the eldest child, his brothers and sisters admired him. The family moved to Stockton when Lewis was still a young child and he has lived here for the past 60 years…
Keywords
Oral History, Stockton - CA, California, African American, History
Comments
This oral history is part of the STOCKTONSpeaks! Project that ran from 2002-2005 in Stockton, CA. You can read more about STOCKTONSpeaks! on the homepage and the About page.
Recommended Citation
Gelber, Andrew. "Stallworth Family: Lewis Stallworth, Jr. (Middle)". (2005). STOCKTONSpeaks! African American Stories. Oral History 5.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ss-aa/5
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Relatives
Stallworth Family: Bishop Lewis Stallworth, Sr. (Elder)
Stallworth Family: Kimberly Hamlett (Youth)