Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project
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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, Interviews, African Americans, Religion, Florida, History
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital only
Notes
Interview conducted June 7, 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
A31-00040
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
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