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Speller, Kathryn, Mark Naison
Speller, Kathryn, Mark Naison
Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP)
Interviewer: Brian Purnell, Princess Okieme
Interviewee: Kathryn Speller
Date of Interview: September 23, 2006
Summarized by Leigh Waterbury, January 31, 2006
Kathryn Speller grew up in what was referred to as welfare island, and then moved to the Bronx in the 1950’s. While growing up in the city, she experienced the racial segregation that limited what areas she was allowed in. She described the racism she experienced in not being allowed in certain places or having to enter buildings through the servants entrances.
While looking to move into the Bronx, Kathryn experienced a lot of difficulty in finding apartments available …
White, Nat And Drayton, Bernard, Bronx African American History Project
White, Nat And Drayton, Bernard, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Nat White and Bernard Drayton were the men responsible for producing a series of jazz concerts at the Blue Morocco in the 1960’s. The Blue Morocco was located on Boston Road and 167th, but today no longer exists. The two men worked for Del Shields who was a DJ for WLIB FM, playing all jazz for 12 hours after midnight. Del knew Sylvia and Joe Robinson who owned the Blue Morocco. They began recording these jazz concerts on Monday nights for WLIB FM radio around 1964 and continued until 1967. While these jazz concerts were successful, it was …
Alexander, Earle, Bronx African American History Project
Alexander, Earle, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
143rd interview
Interviewee: Dr. Earle Alexander
Interviewers: Dr. Mark Naison, Dawn
Interview took place February 6, 2006
Summarized by Concetta Gleason 12-20-06
Dr. Earle Alexander is a distinguished psychologist born in Harlem and raised in the Bronx. Alexander’s mother immigrated to the U.S. from Trinidad and his father from Grenada. His parents met in New York and had three children together; Alexander is the middle child of an older sister Elma and a younger brother Dawn. As the Harlem education system deteriorated, Alexander’s parents decided to move the family to the Bronx in the mid-1930s. The family lived on …
Ua1b2/1 A Commemoration Of Wku's Integration: 1956-2006, Monica G. Burke, Sherese Martin
Ua1b2/1 A Commemoration Of Wku's Integration: 1956-2006, Monica G. Burke, Sherese Martin
WKU Archives Records
A publication that chronicles the history of WKU's desegregation efforts. This commemorative publication is also an historical document that highlights the prolific accomplishments of WKU African American graduates. The impact of Western's spirit on countless African American graduates and the Bowling Green community unfolds in the pages that follow. The joy of having access to an education, the struggles of transforming an institutional climate, the kindness of WKU faculty, staff, and students and the rewards of walking across the stage in Diddle arena are chronicled by those who experienced it firsthand.