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
Debra Y. Anthony Oral History Interview, Debra Y. Anthony
Darlene Harris Oral History Interview, Darlene Harris
Ruth McNair Oral History Interview, Ruth McNair
James Tokley Oral History Interview, James E. Tokley
Submissions from 2009
Homer Aikens Oral History Interview, Homer Aikens
Lydia Lopez Allen Oral History Interview, Lydia Lopez Allen
Lydia Lopez Allen, Francisco Lopez, Ferman Lopez, and Clemente Mirabel Oral History Interview, Lydia Lopez Allen, Francisco Lopez, Ferman Lopez, and Clemente Mirabel
Rayford Allen Oral History Interview, Rayford Allen
Miriam Anderson Oral History Interview, Miriam Anderson
C. Blythe Andrews Oral History Interview, C. Blythe Andrews
Otis Anthony Oral History Interview, Otis R. Anthony
Otis Anthony Oral History Interview, Otis R. Anthony
Askia Muhammad Aquil Oral History Interview, Askia Muhammad Aquil
John Armwood Oral History Interview, John Armwood
Edwin Artest Oral History Interview, Edwin Artest
Sybil Barnes Oral History Interview, Sybil Barnes
William Bethel Oral History Interview, William O. Bethel
Rowena Ferrell Brady Oral History Interview, Rowena Ferrell Brady
Betty Brown Oral History Interview, Betty Brown
John Brown Oral History Interview, John Wesley Brown
Grace Casamayor Oral History Interview, Grace Casamayor
Mary Cash Oral History Interview, Mary Cash
Fannie Coleman Oral History Interview, Fannie Coleman
Jeanette Collins Oral History Interview, Jeanette L. Collins
John Daniels Oral History Interview, John C. Daniels
Bettye Davis Oral History Interview, Bettye Davis
Mary Alice Dorsett Oral History Interview, Mary Alice Dorsett
A. J. Ferrell Oral History Interview, A. J. Ferrell
Earline Fish Oral History Interview, Earline Fish
Alma Ford Oral History Interview, Alma Ford
Juan M. Garcia Oral History Interview, Juan M. Garcia
Georgette Gardner Oral History Interview, Georgette Gardner
Robert Gilder Oral History Interview, Robert L. Gilder
Coreen Glover Oral History Interview, Coreen Glover
Mathew Gregory Oral History Interview, Mathew Gregory
Ben Griffin Oral History Interview, Ben Griffin
Nelson Griffith Oral History Interview, Nelson Griffith
Sylvia Grinan Oral History Interview, Sylvia Grinan
James Hammond Oral History Interview, James A. Hammond
James Hargrett, Sr. Oral History Interview, James T. Hargrett
James Hargrett, Sr. Oral History Interview, James T. Hargrett
Howard F. Harris Oral History Interview, Howard F. Harris
Howard H. Harris Oral History Interview, Howard H. Harris
Perry Harvey, Junior Oral History Interview, Perry Harvey
Clyde Hudson Oral History Interview, Clyde Hudson
Clemmie Ross James, Ethel Jones Oral History Interview, Clemmie Ross James and Ethel Jones
Jessie Jolliff Oral History Interview, Jessie Jolliff
Warren Jolly Oral History Interview, Warren Jolly
John Lavelle Oral History Interview, John L. Lavelle
Francisco Lopez, Ferman Lopez Oral History Interview, Francisco G. Lopez and Ferman Lopez
Reverend A. Leon Lowry Oral History Interview, A. Leon Lowry
Bessie McGee Oral History Interview, Bessie McGee
Willie Mickens, Rufus Robinson Oral History Interview, Willie Mickens and Rufus Robinson
Jesse Moore, Rosa Moore Oral History Interview, Jesse J. Moore and Rosa Moore
Jesse Moore, Rosa Moore Oral History Interview, Jesse J. Moore and Rosa Moore
Nick Nuccio Oral History Interview, Nick Nuccio
G. J. Oates Oral History Interview, G. J. Oates
Ruben Padgett Oral History Interview, Ruben Padgett
Anna Patterson Oral History Interview, Anna Patterson
Doris Reddick Oral History Interview, Doris Reddick
Harold Reddick Oral History Interview, Harold Nathaniel Reddick
Essie Mae Reed Oral History Interview, Essie Mae Reed
Richard Rishard Oral History Interview, Richard Rishard
Bea Rodriguez & Cheryl Rodriguez Oral History Interview, Bea Rodriguez and Cheryl Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez, Junior Oral History Interview, Francisco A. Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez, Senior Oral History Interview, Francisco A. Rodriguez
Christine Saunders Oral History Interview, Christine R. Saunders
Robert Saunders Oral History Interview, Robert W. Saunders
Mable Sims Oral History Interview, Mable Sims
G. V. Stewart Oral History Interview, Garland V. Stewart
Samuel Swain Oral History Interview, Samuel Swain
Ruben Taylor Oral History Interview, Ruben Taylor
Augusta Thomas Oral History Interview, Augusta Thomas
Melvin Thomas Oral History Interview, Melvin Thomas
Ulysses Thomas and Christine Thomas Oral History Interview, Ulysses R. Thomas and Christine Thomas
Beatrice Waldron Oral History Interview, Beatrice Waldron
Jessie West Oral History Interview, Jessie West
Etta White Oral History Interview, Etta White
Flora Williams Oral History Interview, Flora C. Williams
John Williams Oral History Interview, John Williams
Charlie Wilson Oral History Interview, Charlie G. Wilson
Sandra Wilson Oral History Interview, Sandra Wilson
Dorothy York Oral History Interview, Dorothy C. York