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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.
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Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews Cleo Hall about growing up in Frenchtown, a historically African American community in Tallahassee. He recalls the businesses, houses, and the social interactions he experienced before much of the area was demolished. He traces his memories of what the urban landscape looked like and the different black businesses and families in the neighborhood. He also talks about living in the Jim Crow era, briefly mentioning interactions with law enforcement officers and with other white people and businesses.
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Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. In this interview with Betty Madison, Betty recalls her years attending the Old Lake Hall School, an African American one-room schoolhouse from the Reconstruction Era. She attended the school from 1942 to 1947, during Jim Crow, and remembers her time there fondly. She draws distinctions between the demeanor of African American students in the past and their demeanor in the present. This interview was part of an effort to preserve the Old Lake Hall School in Leon County.
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Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Alpha Omega Nims recounts his memories of growing up in Tallahassee. Born in 1930, he lived through the Jim Crow era in Frenchtown. He recalls where different black-owned businesses, churches and other spaces were located compared to the present day. He also talks about his family, the different families that owned businesses, and other memories he has of his neighborhood.
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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.
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A section of the Black History Month Program held at Mount Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church at Lake Hall. Tommy Mills leads the prayer at the beginning of the video. is led by Tommy Mills, The camera then pans to show the entire congregation gathered for the service. A notable individual present in the video is Bettie Madison, whose interview can be found in "Interview with Bettie Madison."
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Interviews conducted by Althemese Barnes at the Pemberton-Davis Family Reunion, held on July 27th, 1996 in Rochester, New York. The first interviewee is Arthur "Gee" Knight from Sanford, Florida, the second is Charles Payne, Jr., and the third is Arthur's brother, Paul Knight. They talk about their family history--how some stayed in Florida and others were part of the "great migration" up North after the Civil War to places including New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan.
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A talk given by James Counts Early for the April 24, 2007 Biennial Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network (FAAHPN) Conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida. The talk begins at 00:17:15 after an introduction by host Carol Alexander [00:07:40-00:17:05]. Born in Ocala, Florida, James Early has held a variety of positions relating to Historic Preservation, including assistant provost for educational and cultural programs, director of cultural studies and communication at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Studies, and director of cultural heritage policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. In this video, he talks about the importance of preservation of African American History and the work done by FAAHPN at both the state and national levels.
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A fragment of an interview with Clifford Clayton as part of the Chaires-Capitola project. Clifford Clayton, maiden name Clifford Boyd, was the wife of Marvin Clayton. Her father was Wilford D. Boyd and her mother was Nellie Whiddon Boyd. The full interview is unavailable, but in this section she begins to talk about her family. Her obituary states: "A lifelong resident of Leon County, she moved to the Capitola area in 1919 after the family farm on WW Kelly Road was sold... Clifford's mother, Nellie Boyd, taught her to play the piano, and in 1928 became the pianist at Capitola Baptist. She also served in many other capacities as intermediate Sunday School teacher, Training Union director and the church clerk for 30 years. Mrs. Clayton was also a clerk for the Leon County Supervisor of Elections Office for several years, retiring in 1975."
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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.
