On this episode of Our American Stories, Fawn Weaver shares how she grew up being the daughter of Frank Wilson to starting several businesses and the lessons learned throughout her life; The History Guy shares the story of the escape attempt in the infamous Alcatraz Federal penitentiary in San Francisco, California, that led to a standoff.

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Time Codes:

00:00 A Woman's Self-Made Journey from Motown to Small Town

27:30 The 1946 Battle of Alcatraz