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Interviewees
Braxton, Theresita
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, Theresita Braxton describes growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1920s and 1930s; going to school to get her teaching degree; attending and working at Virginia Union University; social activities and events in college; her memories of student staged protests and sit-ins during the 1960s; her experiences as a student at New York University; and her move from Historic Fulton due to the revitalization project.
Personal Name Subject
Braxton, Theresita -- Interviews; Braxton, Theresita -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; African American women teachers -- Virginia -- Interviews; Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Richmond; 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 Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_braxtontheresita_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History