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Abstract/Description:	In this interview, Blanche Henderson Lewis and her uncle Samuel Henderson, Sr., describe what it was like to grow up and live in the Historic Fulton neighborhood in Richmond, Va. Blanche Henderson Lewis discusses the closeness of the residents of the neighborhood, memories of her father's grocery store, her early family life growing up in Historic Fulton, memorable residents of Historic Fulton, her husband and children, and her career and the discrimination she has faced. Samuel Henderson describes origins of the Historic Fulton name, his memories of Historic Fulton and people who have lived there, stores and restaurants in Historic Fulton, memories of his family and his family's store, his career and efforts to fight discrimination in promotion at the Postal Service, and how he feels looking back at Historic Fulton.
Subject(s):	City/State: Richmond (Va.) Time Period: Twentieth century Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions Postal service -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Employees -- Interviews Human services personnel -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews Discrimination in employment -- Virginia -- Richmond African American business enterprises -- Virginia -- Richmond Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Interviews Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- Interviews
Date Created:	2012-01-25

Title:	An oral history interview with Blanche Henderson Lewis and Samuel Henderson, Sr., January 25, 2012.
Name(s):	Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor Henderson, Samuel, Sr. Lewis, Blanche Henderson 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:	2012-01-25
Extent:	Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (61 pages).
Digitization Process:	Microsoft Word 97-03 document converted to PDF.
Abstract/Description:	In this interview, Blanche Henderson Lewis and her uncle Samuel Henderson, Sr., describe what it was like to grow up and live in the Historic Fulton neighborhood in Richmond, Va. Blanche Henderson Lewis discusses the closeness of the residents of the neighborhood, memories of her father's grocery store, her early family life growing up in Historic Fulton, memorable residents of Historic Fulton, her husband and children, and her career and the discrimination she has faced. Samuel Henderson describes origins of the Historic Fulton name, his memories of Historic Fulton and people who have lived there, stores and restaurants in Historic Fulton, memories of his family and his family's store, his career and efforts to fight discrimination in promotion at the Postal Service, and how he feels looking back at Historic Fulton.
Identifier(s):	CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/102 (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 Postal service -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Employees -- Interviews Human services personnel -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews Discrimination in employment -- Virginia -- Richmond African American business enterprises -- Virginia -- Richmond Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Interviews Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- 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 Blanche Henderson Lewis and Samuel Henderson, Sr., January 25, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Title:	An oral history interview with Blanche Henderson Lewis and Samuel Henderson, Sr., January 25, 2012.
Name(s):	Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor Henderson, Samuel, Sr. Lewis, Blanche Henderson 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:	2012-01-25
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, Blanche Henderson Lewis and her uncle Samuel Henderson, Sr., describe what it was like to grow up and live in the Historic Fulton neighborhood in Richmond, Va. Blanche Henderson Lewis discusses the closeness of the residents of the neighborhood, memories of her father's grocery store, her early family life growing up in Historic Fulton, memorable residents of Historic Fulton, her husband and children, and her career and the discrimination she has faced. Samuel Henderson describes origins of the Historic Fulton name, his memories of Historic Fulton and people who have lived there, stores and restaurants in Historic Fulton, memories of his family and his family's store, his career and efforts to fight discrimination in promotion at the Postal Service, and how he feels looking back at Historic Fulton.
Identifier(s):	CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/104 (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 Postal service -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Employees -- Interviews Human services personnel -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews Discrimination in employment -- Virginia -- Richmond African American business enterprises -- Virginia -- Richmond Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Henderson, Samuel, Sr. -- Interviews Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Lewis, Blanche Henderson -- 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 Blanche Henderson Lewis and Samuel Henderson, Sr., January 25, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
In Collections:	Historic Fulton Oral History Project

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