Location of North Oakland in the City of Oakland.

North Oakland is an area in Oakland, California, bordered by West Oakland, downtown Oakland, Oakland Hills and the adjacent cities of Berkeley and Emeryville. Annexed to Oakland in 1897,[1] it is known as the birthplace of the Black Panther Party and is the childhood home of both Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.[2]

Neighborhoods

According to a project commissioned by the city in 1982 to define Oakland's neighborhoods for landscaping purposes, North Oakland comprises the following neighborhoods:[3]

References

  1. ^ Past and Present of Alameda County, California - S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914
  2. ^ Black Panther Tour Map
  3. ^ Neighborhood Search Map, Oakland Museum of California.

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