Three-Quarter Century Club of Orinda: Leon Woodie Spears, USAF Captain (Retired) Tuskegee Airman

Name/Title

Three-Quarter Century Club of Orinda: Leon "Woodie" Spears, USAF Captain (Retired) Tuskegee Airman

Scope and Content

This is a color video recording of Leon "Woodie" Spears, a California resident and World War II Tuskegee Airman. Mr. Spears discusses an important era in our history, the diversity of California, and the struggles of past generations towards equality. Also appearing in this video are John Fazel, Frank Baldwin, Nancy Jacobson, Charlie Hogle, Margery Hogle, Charles Parent, Helen Vurek and Mark Roberts.

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Spears, Leon

Other Name

OHS-V-2005-02