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Blakeney, James, Bronx African American History Project
Blakeney, James, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
James Blakeney is a long time Bronx resident who grew up in the Patterson Housing Projects. His parents were sharecroppers from North and South Carolina. Neither of his parents received an education beyond the 6th or 8th grade. His father fought in World War II and then returned to the states to live in Queens, where James lived for three years, before moving to the Patterson Houses. His father worked at the mess hall of St. Albans Neighborhood Hospital and left the family, as many fathers were beginning to do, when James was ten years old. Mrs. Blakeney …
Morris, Paula, Bronx African American History Project
Morris, Paula, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Paula Morris’ earliest memories of the Bronx are of Ritter Place. It was majority African American and had a great sense of community. Her father was initially a police officer, but later in life became a photographer. She was always aware that her mother, Maxine Sullivan, was a famous musician. Her mother’s fame, however, did not affect her upbringing. She still had to live by the same rules as everyone else she knew.
She attended P.S 54 for elementary school. The sense of community she experienced on her block continued at the school. Parents were always involved with their children. …
Coleman, Dennis And Mcfeaters, Harriet Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Coleman, Dennis And Mcfeaters, Harriet Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewers: Dr. Mark Naison, Natasha Lightfoot, and Claude Mangum
Interview took place on January 26, 2005
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Harriet McFeeters was a teacher, administrator, staff developer, and Assistant District Superintendent in the New York School System and originally from the Bronx. She begins by talking about the way in which the Bronx schools became integrated. Dennis Coleman says that they had to try and come up with a number of new ways attempt to comply with the federal laws on integrating schools. One of the ways they integrated the schools was through rezoning. In addition to the need …