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Interviewer
Julie Buckner Armstrong
Publication Date
5-18-2023
Date
2023-03-31
Abstract
Jennifer Gamble, resident of Lakewood Estates in St. Petersburg, FL, discusses the Oaklawn Cemetery and witnessed changes to her neighborhood. Gamble describes her family's connection to the cemetery and family businesses, including Creal Funeral Home and Cremation and Sanchez Rehoboth Mortuary and Cremation Services, which served a large segment of the Tampa and St. Petersburg population. Jennifer Gamble also clarifies questions regarding African American Funeral customs, such as the service and repass, in addition to calling for audiences to remember their deceased family members' names in remembrance of their lives.
Keywords
African American Burial Ground Project (AABGP), African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project, Oaklawn cemetery, Evergreen cemetery, Lincoln cemetery, Reinterment, Reburial
Extent
00:36:33; 18 page transcript
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
A67-00012
Recommended Citation
Gamble, Jennifer, "Jennifer Gamble Oral History Interview" (2023). African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/african_american_burial_grounds_ohp/12
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