Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager
Publication Date
Summer 2025
Date
2024-03-25
Abstract
In this oral history Andy Huse interviews Gwendolyn Powell, who is a member of the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In the interview, Gwendolyn Powell talks about her experience growing up in a segregated Tampa during the fifties and sixties. Powell describes the Black Central Business District, which was a part of Tampa’s Central Avenue, and details the types of businesses that were in this area. She reflects on the offensive comments she received as a Black female as well as explains how she became involved with NAACP. Gwendolyn Powell describes her involvement with NAACP’s Youth Council, including the organized protests that she had been a part of at the Tampa Theatre.
Keywords
Tampa Theatre, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Youth Council, Government housing projects, Lincoln Theatre (Tampa Fla.), Kid Mason Community Center (Tampa Fla.), Gibbs High School, Model United Nations, Booker T. Washington School (Tampa Fla.), Tampa Comprehensive Employment Program, Race riots--Florida, Francisco Rodrigez Jr. (1916-1988), Robert W. Saunders (1921-2003), Bob Gilder (1931-2003), A. Leon Lowry (1918-2005), Charles Lavon Stanford Sr. (1936-2006)
Extent
01:09:26; 28 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2025
Type
Oral History
Format
Digital only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-powell-gwendolyn
Recommended Citation
Powell, Gwendolyn, "Gwendolyn Powell Oral History Interview" (2025). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/34
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