FLDOS Zion Cemetery Oral Histories: African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Antoinette Jackson
Publication Date
5-27-2025
Date
2025-05-06
Abstract
Dorothea Williams and Walter Moore share their connections to the Zion Cemetery through Henry Williams, Dorothea’s great-grandfather. As well through Walter’s mother (Curly Bell Moore) who was married to Charles Williams, the son of Henry Williams. They discuss the destruction of Zion Cemetery for the building of a housing complex as well as the broader issue of erasure and desecration of African American cemeteries across the United States. Both emphasize the importance of honoring burial grounds and preserving family histories. Their interview also helps link Tampa to the history of African American communities in Brooksville, Florida.
Keywords
Zion Cemetery (Tampa, Fla.), Genealogy, Families--History, Henry Williams, Lenora Washington Williams, Charles Williams, Spring Hill Cemetery (Brooksville, Fla.), Russel Hill Cemetery (Brooksville, Fla.), Shiloh Baptist Church (Brooksville, Fla.), Memorialization
Extent
00:24:42; 14 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2025
Media Type
Oral history
Format
Digital only
Identifier
zion_oral_histories_1001
Recommended Citation
Williams, Dorothea and Moore, Walter, "Dorothea Williams and Walter Moore Oral History Interview" (2025). FLDOS Zion Cemetery Oral Histories: African American Burial Grounds Oral History Project. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zion_oral_histories/1
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