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Silvers, Cleo Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Silvers, Cleo Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
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Interviewee: Cleo Silvers
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison, Lily Clarkson
Date of interview February 21, 2007
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Cleo Silvers comes from a very interesting background. She grew up in Elmwood, a suburb of Philadelphia, with both her paternal and maternal grandparents close by. Her ancestors on her father’s side were slaves and moved to Philadelphia from South Carolina with many former slaves. Her mother’s ancestors were free and assisted in the Underground Railroad.
Her mother had her when she was 18 and married her father who was 12 years older then her mother. Her father was the manager …