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Interviewees
Bowman, Evelyn
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2015.
Interviewer
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-
Additional Individuals Present
Johnson, Corliss Freda
Description
An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia. In this interview, Evelyn Bowman discusses growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va.; her early school years and teachers that influenced her; jobs and social activities in Historic Fulton; her education at Virginia Union University; her teaching career in public schools; churches and church activities in Historic Fulton; her work with the Fulton Improvement Association and her thoughts on the Historic Fulton renewal project; memorable Historic Fulton residents and businesses; and things she would like to see for the Historic Fulton community in the future.
Personal Name Subject
Bowman, Evelyn -- Interviews; Bowman, Evelyn -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Corporate Name Subject
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; African American women teachers -- Virginia -- Interviews; Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Collection
Historic Fulton Oral History Project
Contributors
The Valentine; Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.); Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee; James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Source
Original oral history: An oral history interview with Evelyn Bowman, November 29, 2011, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_bowmanevelyn_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History