Francis Foster interview 2 (2006-01-23)
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    Interviewees

    Foster, Francis M.

    Interviewer

    Hill, Kathryn Colwell

    Description

    Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. is known as the historian of Jackson Ward, the historically African-American Richmond neighborhood where he had a successful dental practice over 40 years. A graduate of Virginia Union University and Howard University, his relationship with VCU began as a post-retirement volunteer with VCU's dental clinic and he became an assistant professor and admissions advisor. In this interview, Dr. Francis M. Foster, Sr. talks about his experiences in Jackson Ward including the Crusade for Voters, Jackson Ward associations and clubs, civil rights, and his family.

    Personal Name Subject

    Foster, Francis M. -- Interviews; Foster, Francis M. -- Homes and haunts; Foster, Francis M. -- Anecdotes; Foster, Francis M. -- Family; Foster, Francis M. -- Political activity

    Topical Subject

    African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History; Civil rights movements -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History

    Geographic Subject

    Jackson Ward Historic District (Richmond, Va.) -- Social conditions

    City/Location

    Richmond (Va.)

    Genre

    oral histories (literary genre)

    Local Genre

    oral history; sound recording; text

    Type

    Sound; Text

    Digital Format

    audio/mp3

    Language

    eng

    Rights

    This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.

    Collection

    VCU Oral History Archive

    Source

    Oral history interview with Dr. Francis M. Foster conducted by Kathryn E. Colwell January through May of 2006. (Acc: 2007-01-01), Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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    ohi_fosterfrancis_part02.mp3

    Francis Foster interview 2 (2006-01-23)

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