Black Lives Matter in Sonoma County

An Oral History Project

Presenter: Steve Estes

Co-Presenter(s):
Madison Tinsley, Paulina Lopez, Ashley Jimenez, Daisy Cabot, Christina Gomez

Presenter Status: Faculty

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Spring

Faculty Mentor: Steve Estes

Department: History

Funding Source/Sponsor: Koret Scholars Program, McNair

President's Strategic Plan Goal: Connectivity and Community Engagement, Diversity and Social Justice

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Abstract:
This project documented the experiences of participants in the local Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement as well as law enforcement officers in Sonoma County. Because many of the student researchers were active in the BLM movement themselves, they were connected to the network of activists they interviewed and are sympathetic to their goals. However, this project was not a work of advocacy for any particular government policy or social reform. It was a scholarly inquiry into the history of the BLM movement and the evolving relationship between race and policing in Sonoma County.