Lecture, Look Where He Brought Me From

Interviewee

Mabel Sims
USF Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Files

Publication Date

2-11-2008

Date

2013-12-06

Abstract

Mabel Sims, a poet with family roots in Pasco County, speaks at the University of South Florida Libraries’ Special Collections, sharing memories of farm life, food preparation, healing practices, and traditions passed down through multiple generations following emancipation. She discusses her ancestry, including connections to African American and Seminole heritage, and describes objects, stories, and practices associated with her grandparents and great-grandparents. Sims concludes the event by reading her poem, “Look Where He Brought Me From.”

Keywords

African American History, Emancipation, Folk medicine, Traditional medicine, Florida folklore, Seminoles

Extent

01:11:12

Subject: geographic

Pasco County (Fla.)

Language

English

Digital Date

2022

Media Type

Lectures

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

U41-00001

Recommended Citation

Sims, Mabel and USF Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, "Lecture, Look Where He Brought Me From" (2008). USF Library Presentations and Lectures. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_lib_lectures/19