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Cannon, Paul And Williams, Jerald And Johnson, Woodrow, Bronx African American History Project
Cannon, Paul And Williams, Jerald And Johnson, Woodrow, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewer: Mark Naison, Brian Purnell
Interviewee: Paul Cannon, Woody Johnson, Gerald Williams
Date: 11/10/05
Summarized by Salmaan Khan on 4/14/07
Gerald Williams was born in Newport News, Virginia. He moved to the Morrisania section of the Bronx with his mother with the intention of working and moving back. Gerald attempted to earn some money by working a job at the Hotel Diplomat on 43rd street in order to go to Canada to play in the International Table Tennis Tournament. They chose to move to the Bronx because of friends his mother had in the Bronx. He was 13 when …
Pruitt, Henry, Bronx African American History Project
Pruitt, Henry, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewer: Mark Naison, Rachel Donaldson
Interviewee: Henry Pruitt
Date: 8/3/05
Summarized by Salmaan Khan on 3/11/07
Henry Pruitt grew up in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. He speaks in depth of the environment of the Bronx and how he experienced it growing up. His first memory of going to the park or the beach in the Bronx is of Crotona Park in the 40’s and 50’s when he was in elementary school. In 1943, Henry began going to Camp Minisink, where he learned fishing in a catfish pond. He was taught important skills of fishing such as patience, selecting …
Washington, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Washington, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Valerie Washington is a lifelong resident of the Bronx, whose parents were both born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. She grew up on Wells Avenue, then 1098 Simpson Street where her parents were the superintendents of the building. She says there were no other African-American families in the building, and this was common in the area for the superintendents to be African-American with mostly white Jewish tenants. She attended PS 20 where she was placed in the top classes from the very beginning of her education. She then attended Herman Ritter Junior High and then Washington Irving High School in 1953, …