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Casmarah Mani Interview Clips

Casmarah Mani talks about changes in his community, the effects of desegregation, and race relations.

Summaries and notes for the oral history interviews

Oral history interview of Elizabeth Vickers Courtney at her home at 27 Hillwood Drive

Tags: Brookley Field, Constantine's, Dew Drop Inn, Elizabeth Vickers Courtney, Mary B. Austen, Mobile, Murphy High School, oral history, rationing, Weinacker's, World War II

Part 1 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his early life and travels in Europe.

Tags: art, costume, Eugene Walter, Europe, theater

Part 2 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his return to the United States and Mobile.

Tags: cookbook, Eugene Walter, music, opera, puppetry, theater

List of full VOHP interviews available for viewing at Local History & Genealogy library

James Arthur Reed talks about Gomez Auditorium, the bands that used to play there, and his first job at Albright and Wood's Drug Store.

Tags: Albright & Wood, Arthur James Reed, Besteda Brothers, Carolina Cottonpickers, Davis Avenue, Ella Fitzgerald, Gomez Auditorium, Simon Hat Shop, zoot suit

Oral history interview of Joaquin M. Holloway, Sr. at Mobile Public Library

Tags: De Juan Kidd, Emerson High School, Emily Nichols, Fisher's Alley, Great Depression, Harrison Holloway, Juaquin N. Holloway Sr., Lalie Felis, Mobile

Lancie Thomas and Claretta Blackmon talk about The Mobile Beacon, what it has done for the community, politics, Gov. Wallace, and the Klan.

Tags: African American newspaper, desegregation, George Wallace, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Mobile, newspaper, politics, The Beacon

Lorna Woods talks about the sense of community and family she experienced growing up in Lewis' Quarters.

Tags: Africatown, community, Lewis' Quarters, love