Interview with Deloris (Tookes) McCoy, Whitman Cobb, Emma Williams, and Willamia Western
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Title
Interview with Deloris (Tookes) McCoy, Whitman Cobb, Emma Williams, and Willamia Western
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
McCoy, Deloris (Interviewee)
Cobb, Whitman (Interviewee)
Williams, Emma (Interviewee)
Western, Willamia (Interviewee)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews Deloris (Tookes) McCoy, Whitman Cobb, Emma Williams, and Willamia Western, who recall their individual memories of Tallahassee at the time of segregation. They talk about the history of Frenchtown, a historically African American community in Tallahassee, the different businesses there, its economic growth, community interactions, and its notable places, such as the Tookes Hotel. They also talk about the role of African Americans in U.S. wars, universities in Tallahassee, and the history of the city's landscape and how it has changed over time.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
0:31:57
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0002
Topics
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African American Social Interaction
Leon County (Fla.)
Community Interactions
African American Historical Neighborhoods est. before 1930
Business enterprises, Black
African American professional employees
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.)
African American veterans
African American families
African American extended families
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)