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Bailey, Shirley, Bronx African American History Project
Bailey, Shirley, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
112th Interview
Interviewee: Shirley Anderson Bailey
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison
The interview took place April 26, 2005
Summarized by Concetta Gleason 1-17-07
Shirley Anderson Bailey’s family, consisting of her mother, younger brother and herself, moved from Harlem to the Bronx in 1942 when Bailey was seven years old. Bailey’s family happened to move to the same area of the Bronx with some of their neighbors from Harlem. Bailey’s father was away trying to find work in Connecticut because of the Depression and Bailey’s mother took night classes and was one of the few working women in the neighborhood. Most …
Bailey, Shirley, Mark Naison
Bailey, Shirley, Mark Naison
Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP)
Interviewee: Shirley Anderson Bailey
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison
The interview took place April 26, 2005
Summarized by Concetta Gleason 1-17-07
Shirley Anderson Bailey’s family, consisting of her mother, younger brother and herself, moved from Harlem to the Bronx in 1942 when Bailey was seven years old. Bailey’s family happened to move to the same area of the Bronx with some of their neighbors from Harlem. Bailey’s father was away trying to find work in Connecticut because of the Depression and Bailey’s mother took night classes and was one of the few working women in the neighborhood. Most families were two-parent …