Oral History Interview Of Willard Dones
subject: Education
subject: Food
description: In this Oral History interview, conducted by DaQuain White at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Willard Dones discusses the schools he went to growing up. Though he didn't really talk about the environment and music, he talked about the great selection of food his mom made for him while he was growing up: apple pie, chocolate cake, sweet potato pie, and much more. He talked about the schools he went to like Lincoln High School.
creator: Dones, Willard
creator: Lofton, Karl
creator: White, DaQuain
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Kelvin Ellis
subject: Education
subject: Food
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Ja'Niyha Cherry and Armijah Paulette, Kelvin Ellis talked about how he and his cousin were the first two black kids attending an all- white-kids school. They were bullied and talked about every day. Then he also spoke of the special foods that he ate on holidays and special birthdays.
creator: Ellis, Kelvin
creator: Cherry, Ja'Niyha
creator: Paulette, Armijah
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Gail Griffin
subject: Education
subject: Environment
subject: Fashion
subject: Food
subject: Music
subject: Sports
description: This interview was conducted by Roniya Cole, Danaja White, and Alyssa Gines at the Clyde C.Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, with Gail Griffin. Gail talks about when she went to school as a child. She said that they ate soul food most of the time. She also talks about when she played sports and what they wore as children. Then she talks about how she feels about the environment. Finally, Gail talks about what type of music she liked to listen to and what she listens to now.
creator: Griffin, Gail
creator: Cole, Roniya
creator: White, Danaja
creator: Gines, Alyssa
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Lucielle Harrin
subject: Education
subject: Environment
subject: Fashion
subject: Food
subject: Music
subject: Sports
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Karl Lofton and DaQuain White at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Lucille Harrin discusses how school was for her as a child; it was not so good. This was because she lived in the country and Lucielle had to walk to school every day and back home. She met a lot of challenges along the way which made her stronger. Education had an impact on her life, and so did food. Growing up in the south they had some nice foods, and it was mainly soul foods.
creator: Harrin, Lucielle
creator: White, Daquan
creator: Lofton, Karl
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: Mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Yvette Johnson
subject: Fashion
subject: Food
subject: Music
subject: Education
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Karl Lofton and DaQuain White, at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Yvette Johnson talked about fashion and how she had always wanted to have her shoe made in big companies. She explained that when she was little her mom couldn't cook and her dad cooked only on Sundays, so she went to her friends' and other family members' houses and ate there. She mentioned that she didn't really like Pop and Hip pop music instead, she preferred gospel music. During her time in school she was a rebel who didn't want to do her work, but she didn't get in trouble because she was a daddy's girl, and her dad used to be there all the time.
creator: Johnson, Yvette
creator: Lofton, Karl
creator: White, DaQuain
publisher: East St.Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Loretta
subject: Education
subject: Sports
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Damont Jenkins and Kendrick Barker at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Loretta talked about how she didn't go to school in East St. Louis she went to school in Missouri. Loretta said the major sports back then were football, basketball, and track.
creator: Loretta
creator: Jenkins, Damont
creator: Barker, Kendrick
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Lana Sampton
subject: Food
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Armijah Paulette and Ja'Niyha Cherry at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12,16. Lana Sampton discussed what kind of dishes she had as a child, including soul food.
creator: Sampton, Lana
creator: Paulette, Armijah
creator: Cherry, Ja'Niyha
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral history

Oral History Interview of Aganae Stennis
subject: Education
subject: Food
subject: Environment
subject: Sports
description: In this interview, conducted by Elijah Gines and Thomas Harris at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Aganae Stennis talks about what she did when she was a child. She says that she played cards. She mentions that she attended Dunbar Elementary school.
creator: Stennis, Aganae
creator: Gines, Elijah
creator: Harris, Thomas
creator: May, Devin
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History

Oral History Interview of Irlene Tabbs
subject: Food
description: In this oral history interview, conducted by Kendrick Barker at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Irlene Tabbs discusses how her mom always cooked so she said she didn't know too many restaurants as a kid.
creator: Tabbs, Irlene
creator: Barker, Kendrick
creator: Jenkins, Damont
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral history

Oral History Interview of Elnora Taylor
subject: Education
subject: Environment
subject: Fashion
subject: Food
subject: Music
subject: Sports
description: In this oral history interview by Nathaniel Brewster, conducted at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Elnora Taylor talks about her years at Eastside High School. She ate pies, ribs, and greens. She likes church and gospel music.
creator: Taylor, Elnora
creator: Brewster, Nathaniel
creator: Edwards, Aanyla
publisher: East St. Louis Culture
date: 20160712
rights: East St. Louis Culture by eaststlouisculture.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
format: mp3
language: English
type: Oral History