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Interviewer
Antoinette Jackson
Publication Date
2024
Date
2023-10-23
Abstract
Diana Schwarz discusses her connection to the African American Burial Ground and Remembrance project through her great uncle, Gust Blair. Mr. Blair’s impact on the St. Petersburg community stems from his work as a builder and contractor. Diana Schwarz relays her great uncle's impact on Oaklawn Cemetery through the development of the Royal Court Apartments. Schwarz focuses on her outlook for the future of the St. Petersburg community to rectify reinternment issues near Jordan Park, Tropicana Field, and the Royal Court Apartments.
Keywords
African American Burial Ground Project (AABGP), African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project, Oaklawn cemetery, Evergreen cemetery, Lincoln cemetery, Reinterment, Reburial, Urban development, Daughters of the American Revolution, Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg Fla.)
Extent
00:35:45; 16 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa Bay (Fla.), St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital only
Identifier
A67-00013-schwarz-diana
Recommended Citation
Schwarz, Diana, "Diana Schwarz Oral History Interview" (2024). African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/african_american_burial_grounds_ohp/13
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