G.J. Oates Oral History Interview

Interviewee

G. J. Oates

Files

Interviewer

Fred Beaton; Shirley Smith

Publication Date

2-5-2009

Date

1978-06-07

Abstract

Reverend G.J. Oates, Jr. discusses education, politics, and the importance of religion to African Americans. Oates, a Methodist minister, served on the Tampa Housing Authority in the 1950s and also ran for the Florida Senate in 1974.

Keywords

African American clergy, African Americans, Religion, Methodist clergy, Housing Authority of the City of Tampa (Fla.)

Extent

01:19:09; 24 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Language

English

Digital Date

2009

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital only

Identifier

A31-00040

Recommended Citation

Oates, G. J., "G.J. Oates Oral History Interview" (2009). Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project. 54.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/otis_anthony_ohp/54