Oral Histories
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
2011-01-02T15:20:03-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWZhXC8yOTcwODYtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Yvonne Brathwaite Burke served in the United States House of Representatives from California in the 1970s. She recalled the work of the Congressional Black Caucus, her efforts on behalf of displaced homemakers, and an unlikely political battle to save the Capitol beauty shop for working women.
In this never-before-televised oral history is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke served in the United States House of Representatives from California in the 1970s. She recalled the work of the Cong…
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke served in the United States House of Representatives from California in the 1970s. She recalled the work of the Congressional Black Caucus, her efforts on behalf of displaced homemakers, and an unlikely political battle to save the Capitol beauty shop for working women.
In this never-before-televised oral history is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. close
In this never-before-televised oral history is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke served in the United States House of Representatives from California in the 1970s. She recalled the work of the Cong… read more
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke served in the United States House of Representatives from California in the 1970s. She recalled the work of the Congressional Black Caucus, her efforts on behalf of displaced homemakers, and an unlikely political battle to save the Capitol beauty shop for working women.
In this never-before-televised oral history is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. close
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