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Mcgee, Mildred Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Mcgee, Mildred Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Mrs. Mildred McGee was born June 29, 1927 and married to Judge Hansel McGee. Also interviewed here are her daughter Dr. Elizabeth McGee and Mr. Leroi Archible. In the first session, Mrs. McGee provides details of her education, her parents’ backgrounds, living in Harlem, the Bronx, Washington DC and moving back to the Bronx. She also describes her husband’s childhood and his education. She attended an elementary school where there were no African-American teachers and she had only one African-American teacher in Junior High who taught Social Studies. The students also learned how to sew, cook and housekeeping at school. …
Dacosta, Lisa, Bronx African American History Project
Dacosta, Lisa, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Lucy Dacosta
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison and Oneka LaBennett
Date of Interview: August 23, 2007
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Lucy was born in the South Bronx in 1967. Her paternal grandparents were from Jamaica and her grandmother was the matriarch of the family. Jamaican culture was very much a part of her upbringing. Her father worked for the Housing Authority.
She attended P.S. 28 for kindergarten and then transferred to St. Margaret Mary for several years. She enjoyed going to school there very much. She played with many of the kids of her neighborhood as well as with her …