Strachan, Richard interview

Material Information

Title:
Strachan, Richard interview
Creator:
Strachan, Richard, interviewee
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School ( Contributor )
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 digital audio recording (approximately 15 minutes): 1 digital transcript (9 pages): 1 digital video (approximately 15 minutes)

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Summary:
Richard Strachan interviewed by a student at Turner Tech in Miami, Florida. This interview is part of the Turner Tech Oral History Archive, a collection of Turner Tech students' oral history interviews that grows every year. Each year, Turner Tech students utilize their technical skills learned in the school to capture local history and honor the community's pioneer citizens. Students interview, record, transcribe and reproduce the memories of Miami residents, with a focus on civil rights. Richard Strachan was born and raised in Miami, Florida. In this interview, he talks about his family background, his feelings about growing up in then-segregated Miami, his involvement with the Black Caucus in Miami and the black Democratic Party in Dade County and his memory of segregation and integration in schools in 1950s and 1960s. Other topis covered: the riots in Liberty City in 1968, Virginia Key Beach and Miamians' efforts to preserve the Beach. Individuals mentioned: Wilbert T. Holloway, Yolly Roberson, Philip Brutus, Edward Bullard, Larcenia Bullard, Senator Fredricka Wilson, Gwen Cherry, Coach Kershaw, Dr. John O. Brown, Garth Reeves, Reverend Graham. ( English )
Ownership:
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
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