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Descriptions of Oral History Interview Tapes

Summaries and notes for the oral history interviews

Mary Francis Plummer Interview - 21 June 1983

Oral history interview of Mary Francis Plummer at the Haunted Bookshop

Tags: Brookley Field, Caldwell Delaney, Christ Church, Erwin Craighead, Frank McCloskey, Haunted Bookshop, Jay Higginbotham, Mary Francis Plummer, Mobile, rationing, Reeve Carlson, Tommy Oberding, World War II

Joaquin M. Holloway, Sr. Interview - 27 June 1983

Joaquin M. Holloway, Sr . 27 Jun 1983.mp3

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

Elizabeth Vickers Courtney Interview - 1 July 1983

Elizabeth Vickers Courtney . 1 Jul 1983.mp3

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

Paulette Davis Horton Interview Clip

Part of the VOHP interview of Paulette Davis Horton, discussing her book, Avenue, the People, the Places, the Memories, and discussing her experiences interviewing Mobilians for the book

Tags: Avenue, book, Davis Avenue, mardi gras, Melody Masters, Mobile, Paulette Davis Horton, race relations, racial identity

The Pope Sisters Interview Clip

Eoline Pope Scott and Odile Pope Owen talk about their father in the Excelsior Band and family memories

Tags: Battle House, cigarettes, Eoline Pope Scott, Excelsior Band, food, mardi gras, Mardi Gras Parades, music band, Odile Pope Owen, Pope Sisters, smoking

Martha West Davis Interview Clips

Martha West Davis talks about her grandfather, Cudjo Lewis, the Clotilde, Cudjo's funeral, Mon Louis Island, the Plateau Community, etc.

Tags: Clotilda ship (last slave ship to the U.S.), Clotilde, creole, Cudjoe 'Kazoola' Lewis, farm life, Martha West Davis, Mon Louis Island, Plateau Cemetery

Olney Lucious Interview Clip

Olney Lucious talks about his experiences as a musician in Mobile

Tags: A.F. Owens, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, E.B. Coleman, Excelsior Band, Gomez Auditorium, ILA Hall, mardi gras, Mardi Gras ball, Melody Masters, Mobile, music band, Olivia Rivers, Walter Thompson, Walter Thompson and his Matadors

Mabel Dennison Interview Clip

Mabel Dennison talks about her book, including her grandparents, the Clotilde, and Africatown

Tags: Africatown, Clotilda, Clotilda ship (last slave ship to the U.S.), Clotilde, Mabel Dennison

Casmarah Mani Interview Clips

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

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