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Sprouse, Mario, Bronx African American History Project
Sprouse, Mario, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Mario Sprouse, born October 10th, 1948 in Spanish Harlem, is a well-known musician,arranger, composer, and musical director. His parents immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1929, and would meet in Harlem and begin their family after the war.
His parents worked hard to provide for their children, but always had a passion for music, which they would instill upon Mario and his siblings. After moving to the Bronx in 1950, the family would begin living on Ritter Place, where each household showcased musical ability, and stars such as Maxine Sullivan, lived just down the …
Jones, Geraldine, Bronx African American History Project
Jones, Geraldine, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewer: Mark Naison
Interviewee: Geraldine Jones
Summarized By: Eddie Mikus
Geraldine Jones is a Bronx community activist who resided in the borough since the Morrisania burnouts. Her involvement in community affairs began as a direct result of the burnouts. Therefore, her story depicts a struggle that was all too common amongst African-American Bronx residents during the 1960s.
Jones’ first adverse experience living in the Bronx came during the Tremont blackout of 1977. She recalls that she had been partying with some friends of hers, and that her building was looted as a direct result of the blackout.. Furthermore, she recalls …
Baye, Mamadou, Bronx African American History Project
Baye, Mamadou, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
INTERVIEWER: Karima Zerrou
INTERVIEWEE: Mamadou Baye
SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell
Note: This interview was originally conducted in French and translated into English.
SUMMARY:
Mamadou Baye is a private car/limo service driver who lives on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. She was born in Guinea and raised on the Ivory Coast by a Guinean father and a mother from the Ivory Coast. After leaving school, she broke into the transportation business when she was 18 years old, driving cars in Abdijan and San Pedro. Inspired by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the perception that it would be easy to …