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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0323--accs
  • Summary(00:20) Joining the conversations around the 1619 Project -- (01:20) Teaching students on the history of slavery -- (03:40) New forms of teaching to educate the next generation on the history of enslavement -- (05:27) Growing up in Belle Glade, Florida with the migrant community -- (06:00) Mother’s occupation as a teacher, encouraged to seek education -- (07:52) Being part of a lineage of ancestors that have traveled from Georgia to Florida to work -- (08:27) Visiting his grandmother and great-grandmother in Georgia -- (09:22) Following his grandmother to the family grave, learning about the stories of their ancestors -- (11:28) Learning the origins of his grandmother’s last name -- (11:30) History passed along through the oral tradition -- (13:11) Important for students to visit the south -- (16:18) Influenced by his mother’s teachings -- (20:44) Second grade teacher’s encouragement in school -- (23:45) Ideal learning environment with an emphasis on arts and humanities made accessible to everyone -- (25:50) Importance of the library for the community
  • Date2020-01-15
  • Physical Description1 sound file ( 27 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorGibbons, Robert Anthony
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn HistoryOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Genreinterviews
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on January 15, 2020, by Lina Chang at the Central Library. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectSlavery ; Black history ; Slave Narratives ; American Slavery ; African Americans--Travel--United States ; Family history ; Generations ; African Americans--History ; Oral history ; Teachers ; Education ; African Americans--Florida--Belle Glade--1930-1940 ; African Americans--Florida--History ; Local history
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Users are free to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes as long as appropriate credit is given to the source and new material created with this work is shared under the same conditions.
  • TitleOral history interview with Robert Anthony Gibbons conducted on January 15, 2020.