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Interviewees
Highsmith, Joseph; Younger, Annesto Highsmith
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, Joseph Highsmith, and his daughter, Rev. Annesto Highsmith Younger describe what the Historic Fulton neighborhood in Richmond, Va., was like in the 1950s and 1960s. Rev. Annesto Highsmith Younger, who grew up in Historic Fulton, discusses her upbringing and the impact growing up in Historic Fulton has had on her life. Joseph Highsmith discusses his work with various civic and religious organizations, his activities as a poll worker, his career with ABC Systems, and his role in the community. Both Rev. Annesto Highsmith Younger and Joseph Highsmith reminisce about Historic Fulton schools and business, churches they supported in the area, memorable Historic Fulton residents and families, efforts to maintain contact with the area, the impact of the redevelopment efforts on Historic Fulton, how they would like to see Historic Fulton remembered, and changes they would like to see in the future.
Personal Name Subject
Highsmith, Joseph -- Interviews; Younger, Annesto Highsmith -- Interviews; Younger, Annesto Highsmith -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Corporate Name Subject
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; African American civic leaders -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews; African American women clergy -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 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 Joseph Highsmith and Annesto Highsmith Younger, February 7, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_highsmithjoseph_highsmithyoungerannesto_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History