Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project
Most of these oral histories were conducted between 1977 and 1978 as part of the Black History of Tampa Project, sponsored by the Tampa Urban League and the Hillsborough County Museum, under the direction of community activist Otis R. Anthony.
In 1994, Anthony donated the collection to the USF Department of Anthropology, to support its Central Avenue Legacies Project. The Department of Anthropology conducted additional interviews, focusing primarily on Central Avenue and the Afro-Cuban community.
This is an open collection with interviews from other sources, to which more content will be added over time.
Submissions from 2011
Darlene Harris Oral History Interview, Darlene Harris
Ruth McNair Oral History Interview, Ruth McNair
Debra Y. Anthony Oral History Interview, Debra Y. Anthony
James Tokley Oral History Interview, James E. Tokley
Submissions from 2009
Otis Anthony Oral History Interview, Otis R. Anthony
Introduction to the Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project, Otis R. Anthony
Ben Griffin Oral History Interview, Ben Griffin
Sylvia Grinan Oral History Interview, Sylvia Grinan
Bettye Davis Oral History Interview, Bettye Davis
James Hammond Oral History Interview, James A. Hammond
Nelson Griffith Oral History Interview, Nelson Griffith
Lydia Lopez Allen Oral History Interview, Lydia Lopez Allen
G.V. Stewart Oral History Interview, Garland V. Stewart
Harold Reddick Oral History Interview, Harold Nathaniel Reddick
Ulysses Thomas and Christine Thomas Oral History Interview, Ulysses R. Thomas and Christine Thomas
Grace Casamayor Oral History Interview, Grace Casamayor
Warren Jolly Oral History Interview, Warren Jolly
Jesse Moore and Rosa Moore Oral History Interview, Part 1, Jesse J. Moore and Rosa Moore
Jesse Moore and Rosa Moore Oral History Interview, Part 2, Jesse J. Moore and Rosa Moore
Francisco Rodriguez, Sr. Oral History Interview, Francisco A. Rodriguez
James Hargrett, Sr. Oral History Interview, Part 1, James T. Hargrett
Lecture Summary, William Bethel, William O. Bethel and Sybil Barnes
Summary of Juan M. Garcia Oral History Interview, Juan M. Garcia
Summary of Mary Cash Oral History Interview, Mary Cash
Dorothy York Oral History Interview, Dorothy C. York
James Hargrett, Sr. Oral History Interview, Part 2, James T. Hargrett
Charlie Wilson Oral History Interview, Charlie G. Wilson
Sandra Wilson Oral History Interview, Sandra Wilson
Sybil Barnes Oral History Interview, Sybil Barnes
Jessie West Oral History Interview, Jessie West
John Williams Oral History Interview, John Williams
Mable Sims Oral History Interview, Mable Sims
Beatrice Waldron Oral History Interview, Beatrice Waldron
Etta White Oral History Interview, Etta White
John Armwood Oral History Interview, John Armwood
Melvin Thomas Oral History Interview, Melvin Thomas
Augusta Thomas Oral History Interview, Augusta Thomas
Coreen Glover Oral History Interview, Coreen Glover
Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. Oral History Interview, Francisco A. Rodriguez
Richard Rishard Oral History Interview, Richard Rishard
Robert Saunders Oral History Interview, Robert W. Saunders
Samuel Swain Oral History Interview, Samuel Swain
Christine Saunders Oral History Interview, Christine R. Saunders
Flora Williams Oral History Interview, Flora C. Williams
Nick Nuccio Oral History Interview, Nick Nuccio
Reverend A. Leon Lowry Oral History Interview, A. Leon Lowry
Ruben Taylor Oral History Interview, Ruben Taylor
Askia Muhammad Aquil Oral History Interview, Askia Muhammad Aquil
Essie Mae Reed Oral History Interview, Essie Mae Reed
Mathew Gregory Oral History Interview, Mathew Gregory
Doris Reddick Oral History Interview, Doris Reddick
John Daniels Oral History Interview, John C. Daniels
Robert Gilder Oral History Interview, Robert L. Gilder
Clemmie Ross James, Ethel Jones Oral History Interview, Clemmie Ross James and Ethel Jones
Jessie Jolliff Oral History Interview, Jessie Jolliff
Anna Patterson Oral History Interview, Anna Patterson
Howard H. Harris Oral History Interview, Part 2, Howard H. Harris
Ruben Padgett Oral History Interview, Ruben Padgett
G.J. Oates Oral History Interview, G. J. Oates
Howard F. Harris Oral History Interview, Part 1, Howard F. Harris
Willie Mickens, Rufus Robinson Oral History Interview, Willie Mickens and Rufus Robinson
Bessie McGee Oral History Interview, Bessie McGee
Clyde Hudson Oral History Interview, Clyde Hudson
Francisco Lopez and Ferman Lopez Oral History Interview, Francisco G. Lopez and Ferman Lopez
Summary of Lydia Lopez Allen, Francisco Lopez, Ferman Lopez, and Clemente Mirabel Oral History Interview, Lydia Lopez Allen, Francisco Lopez, Ferman Lopez, and Clemente Mirabel
John Lavelle Oral History Interview, John L. Lavelle
Perry Harvey, Jr. Oral History Interview, Perry Harvey
Bea Rodriguez and Cheryl Rodriguez Oral History Interview, Bea Rodriguez and Cheryl Rodriguez
Mary Alice Dorsett Oral History Interview, Mary Alice Dorsett
Alma Ford Oral History Interview, Alma Ford
Jeanette Collins Oral History Interview, Jeanette L. Collins
John Brown Oral History Interview, John Wesley Brown
Earline Fish Oral History Interview, Earline Fish
Edwin Artest Oral History Interview, Edwin Artest
Georgette Gardner Oral History Interview, Georgette Gardner
Rowena Ferrell Brady Oral History Interview, Rowena Ferrell Brady
A.J. Ferrell Oral History Interview, A. J. Ferrell
C. Blythe Andrews Oral History Interview, C. Blythe Andrews
Miriam Anderson Oral History Interview, Miriam Anderson
Rayford Allen Oral History Interview, Rayford Allen
Betty Brown Oral History Interview, Betty Brown
Fannie Coleman Oral History Interview, Fannie Coleman
Homer Aikens Oral History Interview, Homer Aikens
