Oral History Interview of Kelvin Ellis
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Citation
Ellis, Kelvin, Cherry, Ja'Niyha, and Paulette, Armijah, “Oral History Interview of Kelvin Ellis,” East St. Louis Culture, accessed May 16, 2024, https://eaststlouisculture.siue.edu/items/show/106.
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Title
Oral History Interview of Kelvin Ellis
Subject
Education
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
Cherry, Ja'Niyha
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
Identifier
184
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
mp3
Duration
18:16
Interviewer
Cherry, Ja'Niyha
Paulette, Armijah
Interviewee
Ellis, Kelvin
Location
Clyde C.Jordan Senior Center
Time Summary
| 7/14/2016 11:40:27 | Ja'Niyha and Armijah | Kelvin Ellis | 0:14 | 1:00 | Talking about how school was like as a child. | Education |
| 7/14/2016 11:43:22 | Ja'Niyha and Armijah | Kelvin Ellis | 1:10 | 2:00 | What educational experience impacted your life | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:25:58 | armijah JaNiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 0:6 | 0:12 | Talked about his name | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:27:35 | armijah JaNiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 0:14 | 1:00 | Talking about how school was like as a child. | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:29:15 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 2:07 | 4:48 | Talking about educational experience. | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:31:42 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 2:07 | 4:48 | Talking about educational experience. | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:33:35 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 4:50 | 6:25 | Talked about the dishes he had as a child. | Food |
| 7/15/2016 11:34:56 | armijah and JaNiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 7:39 | 9:21 | Talked about the popular restaurants. | Food |
| 7/15/2016 11:36:12 | armijah and JaNiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 9:26 | 10:36 | Talked about music over the years. | Music |
| 7/15/2016 11:38:01 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 10:39 | 12:07 | Talked about what experience have you had on local music. | Music |
| 7/15/2016 11:39:27 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 12:09 | 13:07 | Talked about fashion trends. | Fashion |
| 7/15/2016 11:40:43 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 13:05 | 13:15 | Talked about his family. | Environment |
| 7/15/2016 11:42:20 | Armijah and Janiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 16:20 | 16:32 | Talked about behavior in school. | Education |
| 7/15/2016 11:43:36 | armijah and JaNiyha | Kelvin Ellis | 16:59 | 18:02 | Talked about interest in school | Education |