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Brown, June, Bronx African American History Project
Brown, June, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
88th Interview
Interviewee: June DeVonish Brown
Interviewer: Mark Naison
Interview took place November 21, 2004
Summarized by Concetta Gleason 2-08-07
June DeVonish Brown’s mother was born in Freetown Village in Antigua and her father as born in Barbados. Brown was born in 1921 in Harlem Hospital. Her father was a jeweler and a superintendent, and her mother was a homemaker. In 1929, Brown and her family moved to the Bronx with her five siblings into a three bedroom apartment. Brown’s father was a Garveyite. Both her parents emphasized the importance of being educated and politics was always discussed at …
Lightfoot, Michelle And Lightfoot, Natasha, Bronx African American History Project
Lightfoot, Michelle And Lightfoot, Natasha, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewees: Natasha Lightfoot and Michelle Lightfoot
Interviewers: Brian Purnell
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Natasha and Michelle are sisters and lived in the Bronx for most of their lives. Both were born at St. Luke’s Hospital. Their parents are Jocelyn and William, both fromAntigua. Although the couple dated in Antigua, they did not marry until both had immigrated to theUnited Statesin 1970. Their maternal grandmother taught at schools and was a seamstress from the home and the maternal grandfather was a maechanic and a cab driver. Their paternal grandmother worked as a domestic and their paternal grandfather worked for a newspaper. …