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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
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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