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David, Patricia, Bronx African American History Project
David, Patricia, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewers: Mark Naison and Natasha Lightfoot
Interviewee: Patricia David
Summarized by Leigh Waterbury
Patricia David was born inBirmingham,Englandin 1959. Her parents were both born inDominicain the French West Indies and immigrated toEngland. After Patricia was born her father came alone to theUnited Statesand lived inQueens. He then became a superintendent of a building in theSouth Bronxand then Patricia and her siblings moved along with their mother into the ground floor apartment onTremont Avenue. Her mother basically took over superintendent duties so that her father could work to provide extra income. Many of the other apartments in the building were occupied …
Cunningham, James And Cunningham, Margaret, Bronx African American History Project
Cunningham, James And Cunningham, Margaret, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewees: James and Margaret Cunningham
Interviewers: Mark Naison and Natasha Lightfoot
Date: January 9, 2006
Summarized by Leigh Waterbury
James Cunningham was born in the Bronx in 1918 and describes what life was like in his household and his neighborhood. His father was a light-skinned black man who was considered colored while in WWI, and later when he moved to New York City to work as a customs inspector he was able to pass as white, which likely helped him to acquire that position. James attended PS 23 elementary school in his neighborhood around 167th street, where he was …