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Braithwaite, John, Bronx African American History Project
Braithwaite, John, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Summarized by Concetta Gleason
John Braithwaite moved with his family fromManhattaninto theBronxontoKelly Streetin 1945 when he was two years old. His parents learned of theBronxandKelly Streetfrom their friends. Braithwaite’s parents and many of his neighbors were fromBarbados. The neighborhood and schools were very diverse with Italians, Jews, Spanish and blacks (both from the South and the Caribbean), and that did not change until the Cross-Bronx Expressway divided theBronxin half. The family was associated with St. Margaret’s Protestant Episcopal Church. His family has a great love for the arts; his father was a tailor, but painting was his passion, his older …
Burbridge, Richard And Doris Interview 2, Bronx African American History Project
Burbridge, Richard And Doris Interview 2, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison, Natasha Lightfoot, Brian Purnell
INTERVIEWEE: Richard Burbridge, Doris Burbridge
SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell
Richard and Doris Burbridge conduct genealogical research in order to find out more about their respective families’ history. Richard’s mother was from New Orleans and his father was from Biloxi, Mississippi. The couple met in Biloxi, and moved to New York, where Richard and his two siblings were born. Upon taking a genealogy class at the Queens Public Library in 1992, Richard decided to conduct some research on his own roots. He soon found out that his family also had roots in Kentucky: his …