African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project
 

Interviewee

Jennifer Gamble

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Interviewer

Antoinette Jackson

Date

2023-03-31

Publication Date

5-18-2023

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, reinternment

Subject: topical

African American Burial Ground Project (AABGP); African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project; Oaklawn Cemetery; Evergreen Cemetery; Lincoln Cemetery; reinterment

Subject: geographic

Florida

Language

English

Type

Article

Genre

Oral histories (literary works)

Format

Digital Only

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Collection

African American Burial Grounds

Identifier

A67-000012

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