Interview with George Russ
Item
Title
Interview with George Russ
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Russ, George (Interviewee)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews George Russ about growing up in Chaires and Capitola in Leon County, Florida. He talks about attending a one-room schoolhouse, his family history, and the history of Capitola. He also briefly talks about being treated by Dr. Alpha Omega Campbell, a well-known African American doctor in Tallahassee who treated most of the segregated population. He also recalls living and working under Jim Crow laws.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
0:51:30
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0005
Topics
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African American families
African American Social Interaction
Community Interactions
African American students
African American Customs
Leon County (Fla.)
African American Historical Neighborhoods est. before 1930
One-room schoolhouses
Time Period
Slavery (1619-1862)
Jim Crow (1877-1964)