An oral history interview with Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012

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Interviewees

Dowden, Forrest

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, Forrest Dowden discusses what it was like to grow up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va.; his early home life and his family's house; Historic Fulton residents and businesses; helping his father with his residential properties; his feelings about the Historic Fulton urban renewal project; the effect the project had on the community; and what he would like to see for Historic Fulton in the future.

Personal Name Subject

Dowden, Forrest -- Interviews; Dowden, Forrest -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes

Corporate Name Subject

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Topical Subject

Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; 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

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 Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

ful_dowdenforrest_interview.mp3

Disciplines

African American Studies | Social History | United States History

An oral history interview with Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012

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