Gwendolyn Reese Oral History Interview

Interviewee

Gwendolyn D. Reese

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Interviewer

Julie Buckner Armstrong

Publication Date

7-12-2021

Date

2021-05-03

Abstract

Reese (Approximately 72 years old at the time of interview) is the president of St. Petersburg’s African American Heritage association and a columnist for the Weekly Challenger newspaper. She was raised in the Sugar Hill area of St. Petersburg, near the Gas Plant district, also raised when the interstate went in. The interview covered just some aspects of her extensive, detailed knowledge of local African American history, including homes, businesses (including funeral homes), and churches that surrounded the Oaklawn Cemetery complex. Reese does remember walking through the former cemetery on her way home from school.

Keywords

African American Burial Ground Project (AABGP), African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project, Oaklawn cemetery, Evergreen cemetery, Lincoln cemetery, Reinterment, Reburial

Extent

00:49:31; 14 page transcript

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

A67-00003

Recommended Citation

Reese, Gwendolyn D., "Gwendolyn Reese Oral History Interview" (2021). African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/african_american_burial_grounds_ohp/3