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Interviewees
Braxton-Davis, Estelle
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2015.
Interviewer
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-
Additional Individuals Present
Banks, Octavia
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, Estelle Braxton-Davis discusses growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1930s; memories of her early family life; her studies at Virginia State College; schools she attended and teachers that influenced her; churches in the community and the Historic Fulton Church Reunion; her teaching career in the Historic Fulton area; other Historic Fulton residents; promises that were made during the urban renewal project; and what she would like to see for the future of Historic Fulton.
Personal Name Subject
Braxton-Davis, Estelle -- Interviews; Braxton-Davis, Estelle -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; African American women teachers -- 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 Estelle Braxton-Davis, January 19, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_braxtondavisestelle_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History