Interview with Robert Fisher
Item
Title
Interview with Robert Fisher
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Fisher, Robert (Interviewee)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews Robert Fisher about growing up during segregation and living in Smokey Hollow, a historic Black neighborhood in Tallahassee, in which he still resides at the time of the interview. He talks about the history of the community and the reason behind its name. He also talks about his parents, who were also residents of the neighborhood, community interactions, and other details of the area's landscape. He also talks about the nightlife in Smokey Hollow and renowned individuals from the neighborhood, such as Wally Amos of Famous Amos.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
0:09:39
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0014
Topics
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African American Social Interaction
Community Interactions
African American families
African American extended families
Business enterprises, Black
African American Historical Neighborhoods est. before 1930
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)