Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Joyce Dyer
Publication Date
2-2-2009
Date
1977-05-30
Abstract
Perry Harvey, Jr. discusses Tampa's longshoremen's union and the role of African Americans in local politics. Harvey's father, Perry Harvey, Sr., was one of the founding members of the Longshoremen's Association and served as its president for thirty-five years. Perry Jr. succeeded his father as the union's president, and also served on Tampa's City Council in the 1980s.
Keywords
African American labor leaders, Interviews, African Americans, Politics and government, Florida, History
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital only
Notes
Interview conducted May 30, 1978. Interviewed by Otis R. Anthony and members of the Black History Research Project of Tampa. Other interviewers for the Black History Research Project of Tampa were Fred Beaton, Joyce Dyer, Herbert Jones, and Shirley Smith.
Identifier
A31-00029
Recommended Citation
Harvey, Perry, "Perry Harvey, Junior Oral History Interview" (2009). Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/otis_anthony_ohp/17
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