Interview with Dafney Kirkland
Item
Title
Interview with Dafney Kirkland
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Kirkland, Dafney (Interviewee)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Althemese Barnes interviews Dafney Kirkland, a great-niece-in-law of Professor John G. Riley, at the Riley House, located on East Jefferson Street. Dafney lived in the house for several years. In the interview, she notes the ways in which the architecture and landscape of the Riley house and others in the area have changed. For example, she mentions the house across the street from Riley, which formerly belonged to Handsome and Marie Hicks, who taught at Lincoln for many years. After entering the house, she locates the room that was once Professor Riley's office, explaining that he was a very private person and would only let himself and Dafney's nephew, Odelle Wilson, Jr., inside the office. She goes on to describe the music room and other changes to the interior of the house.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
0:08:31
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0036
Topics
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African American children
African American educators
Community Interactions
African American extended families
Leon County (Fla.)
John G. Riley House & Museum
Riley, John Gilmore
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)