Material Information

Title:
Sawyer, William Benjamin, Jr. : personal interview. Part 1 of 2.
Uniform Title:
Ayers, Georgia : Sawyer, William Benjamin, Jr. : personal interviews.
Creator:
Sawyer, William Benjamin, Jr. ( Interviewee )
Sawyer, Bernice (1921-2015)
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
on 1 microcassette (60 min.)
Physical Location:
Side B

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Oral History
Sawyer, William Benjamin, Jr. (1918-2008)
Marvin Dunn Collection
Spatial Coverage:
Miami (Fla.)

Notes

Abstract:
Sawyer, William Benjamin (1886 – 1950), West Palm Beach, W. E. B. Du Bois, Nursing, Midwives, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Georgia Ayers, Christian Hospital, integration of school Goulds High School, Carver School, graduation from Booker T. Washington High School, Oscar De Priest, Hotel Mary Elizabeth, Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, five o'clock license, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Roy Campanella, Black flight, Dupont Plaza Hotel, MacAllister Hotel, Fisk University, Greater Bethel AME Church, Gwen Cherry, Caribbean influence, Virginia Key Beach
Restriction:
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Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Special Collections and University Archives
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