- Collection:
- Historic Fulton Oral History Project
- Title:
- An oral history interview with Blanche Henderson Lewis and Samuel Henderson, Sr., January 25, 2012
- Contributor to Resource:
- Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980- (interviewer)
Johnson, Corliss Freda (contributor)
Henderson, Samuel, Sr.
Lewis, Blanche Henderson
James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee
Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Valentine
VCU Libraries (publisher) - Date of Original:
- 2012-01-25
- Subject:
- Richmond (Va.)--Social conditions
Discrimination in employment--Virginia--Richmond
African American business enterprises--Virginia--Richmond
Postal service--Virginia--Richmond--Employees--Interviews
Human services personnel--Virginia--Richmond--Interviews
Neighborhoods--Virginia--Richmond--Social conditions - People:
- Henderson, Samuel, Sr.--Childhood and youth--Anecdotes
Henderson, Samuel, Sr.--Interviews
Lewis, Blanche Henderson--Childhood and youth--Anecdotes
Lewis, Blanche Henderson--Interviews - Location:
- United States, Virginia, City of Richmond, 37.55376, -77.46026
- Medium:
- sound recordings
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- In this interview, Blanche Henderson Lewis and her uncle Samuel Henderson, Sr., describe what it was like to grow up and live in the Historic Fulton neighborhood in Richmond, Va. Blanche Henderson Lewis discusses the closeness of the residents of the neighborhood, memories of her father's grocery store, her early family life growing up in Historic Fulton, memorable residents of Historic Fulton, her husband and children, and her career and the discrimination she has faced. Samuel Henderson describes origins of the Historic Fulton name, his memories of Historic Fulton and people who have lived there, stores and restaurants in Historic Fulton, memories of his family and his family's store, his career and efforts to fight discrimination in promotion at the Postal Service, and how he feels looking back at Historic Fulton.
An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia. - Local Identifier:
- contentdm id: ful/id/104
F234.R56 - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.vcu.edu/islandora/object/vcu:37840
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
- Original Collection:
- Historic Fulton Oral History Project
- Contributing Institution:
- James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
- Rights:
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