Purpose: Selection is an act of interpretation. Through reading an Oakland historical narrative (including timelines) we gain an understanding of both the past AND of the historian by what they choose to contain and exclude in their narrative.
Citation:
"Oakland, Lake Merrit [picture]" by Frank B. (Frank Bequette) Rodolph. Provided by Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.
This episode of East Bay Yesterday discusses book banning and the attempt to ban a book about an attack on a nonbinary Oakland High student on public transportation.