- Collection:
- Florida Civil Rights Oral Histories
- Title:
- Alton White / interviewed by Andy Huse
- Creator:
- White, Alton
- Contributor to Resource:
- Huse, Andrew T.
University of South Florida Libraries. Florida Studies Center. Oral History Program - Date of Original:
- 2006-07-10
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Interviews
Civil rights workers--Florida
African American families--Florida--Tampa
African American business enterprises--Florida--Tampa
City planning--Florida--Tampa
Public housings--Florida--Tampa - People:
- White, Alton
White, Moses, 1915-1984 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
- Medium:
- transcripts
oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- application/pdf
audio/mp4 - Description:
- Alton White discusses his family's history, restaurants, and influence on Tampa's African-American community. Particular emphasis is given to his father, Moses White. The interview also discusses White's career in public service as director of the Model Cities Program and executive director of public housing in the 1970s and 1980s. White tells many stories about his family and the civil rights movement.
Interview conducted July 10, 2006. - Metadata URL:
- http://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0022273/00001
- Digital Object URL:
- http://digital.lib.usf.edu/ohpi/?doi=F55-00002&packageid=SFS0022273
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 sound file (93 min.) : digital, MPEG4 file + transcript
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Florida. Tampa Library
- Rights:
-
Alton White / interviewed by Andy Huse
