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Interviewees
Jones, Raymond
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, Raymond Jones discusses his upbringing in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1930s and 1940s; members of his family living in Historic Fulton; starting his own business; schools and businesses in Historic Fulton; his involvement with the Bel-Airs Club; his memory of and reaction to the Historic Fulton urban renewal process; what he would like to see for Historic Fulton; and how he has maintained contact with friends from Historic Fulton.
Personal Name Subject
Jones, Raymond -- Interviews; Jones, Raymond -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; African American self-employed -- 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 Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_jonesraymond_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History
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