Interview with Appie Cook
Item
Title
Interview with Appie Cook
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Cook, Appie (Interviewee)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Note: Original video and audio have been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews Appie Cook about his memories of Smokey Hollow, a historically African American neighborhood. He recalls his upbringing, the layout of Smokey Hollow, certain families and businesses in the neighborhood, and community interactions. He recalls his experiences of race relations in the area, where African Americans concentrated in Smokey Hollow while whites lived in the surrounding area. He discusses extensively the displacement of African Americans throughout Tallahassee as a result of eminent domain practices.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
0:45:49
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0029
Topics
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
Community Interactions
Leon County (Fla.)
African American Pastimes
African American families
African American Displacement
Eminent domain
Race discrimination
Segregation
Religion
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)