Jack Hill (Undated)

Ratibu Jacocks interviews Jack Hill, a man with a prominent history in San Bernardino. The interview starts with a brief mention of the Clemmons, who are one of the first Black families that lived on Baseline. After discussing friends who have come and gone, the topic of the interview turns toward memories of the interviewee’s wife. Hill talks about how she was a special and dedicated person and that her death left him shocked. He talked about how thanks to his mother, he eventually met the person who became his wife. The focus shifts to a disturbing topic, the killing of over one thousand Black soldiers. Hill mentions how, in 1943, the 364th Infantry was killed on Camp Van Dorn in Mississippi. Later, Hill shows the little Bible his mother had given to him while in the Korean War. Jacocks shows and reads some of Hill's notes within that Bible. Hill then talks about the legacy that he would like to be left with. The interview ends with Hill grading himself with an “A” as his accomplishments and existence were for his family.