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Date of Interview
2-18-2000
Interviewees
Lucas, Lucy Anne
Interviewer
Davis, Trina
Description
Part of a series of interviews conducted as part of a Carver-VCU Partnership project documenting the history of the Carver neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. Lucy Anne Davis, who was born and raised in the Carver neighborhood of Richmond, Va., discusses her early childhood in the neighborhood. She describes what it was like to grow up in the Carver area; her early family life; and how living in the neighborhood affected her family relationships. Ms. Davis also recalls some of the neighborhood events and activities; reasons why they stopped and how they could have a positive effect on the community. She also describes changes to the neighborhood over time that she has witnessed; and her hopes for the future of the Carver area.
Subject
Lucas, Lucy Anne -- Interviews; Lucas, Lucy Anne -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes; African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions.
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording; text
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Carver-VCU Partnership Oral History Collection; Carver Living Newspaper Project
Contributors
Carver-VCU Partnership
Source
Carver Neighborhood - VCU Partnership Archives, RG 59-1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
car_lucaslucyanne_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Oral History | United States History