An oral history interview with Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012

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Abstract/Description: In this interview, Theresita Braxton describes growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1920s and 1930s; going to school to get her teaching degree; attending and working at Virginia Union University; social activities and events in college; her memories of student staged protests and sit-ins during the 1960s; her experiences as a student at New York University; and her move from Historic Fulton due to the revitalization project.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American women teachers -- Virginia -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Braxton, Theresita -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Braxton, Theresita -- Interviews
Date Created: 2012-03-13
Title: An oral history interview with Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012.
Name(s): Braxton, Theresita, interviewee
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer
Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor
James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee
Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Valentine
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Oral histories
Text
Oral history
Date Created: 2012-03-13
Extent: Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (31 pages).
Digitization Process: Microsoft Word 97-03 document converted to PDF.
Abstract/Description: In this interview, Theresita Braxton describes growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1920s and 1930s; going to school to get her teaching degree; attending and working at Virginia Union University; social activities and events in college; her memories of student staged protests and sit-ins during the 1960s; her experiences as a student at New York University; and her move from Historic Fulton due to the revitalization project.
Identifier(s): CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/69 (CONTENTdm ID)
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About the Interview: An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American women teachers -- Virginia -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Braxton, Theresita -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Braxton, Theresita -- Interviews
LC Classification: F234.R56
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Rights: This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Is Part Of: Collection: Historic Fulton Oral History Project.
Original Title: Source: Original oral history: An oral history interview with Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Title: An oral history interview with Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012.
Name(s): Braxton, Theresita, interviewee
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer
Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor
James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee
Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Valentine
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
text
Genre: Oral histories
Text
Sound recording
Oral history
Date Created: 2012-03-13
Digitization Process: Originally recorded with an ICDU Digital Voice recorder as MP3 files (192 kbps). MP3 files processed for distribution with Audacity version 2.0.2.
Abstract/Description: In this interview, Theresita Braxton describes growing up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1920s and 1930s; going to school to get her teaching degree; attending and working at Virginia Union University; social activities and events in college; her memories of student staged protests and sit-ins during the 1960s; her experiences as a student at New York University; and her move from Historic Fulton due to the revitalization project.
Identifier(s): CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/71 (CONTENTdm ID)
Note(s):

About the Interview: An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American women teachers -- Virginia -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Braxton, Theresita -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Braxton, Theresita -- Interviews
LC Classification: F234.R56
Rights Statement URL: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Rights: This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Is Part Of: Collection: Historic Fulton Oral History Project.
Original Title: Source: Original oral history: An oral history interview with Theresita Braxton, March 13, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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