South Dallas Reflections

South Dallas Reflections

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Interviews

"I'm on assignment from the Universe...the Universe told me early on that a lot of folks aren't telling these stories..."
38:40
Linda Jones
October 13, 2022
"I'm on assignment from the Universe…the Universe told me early on that a lot of folks aren't telling these stories…"

Dallas journalist Linda Jones interviews Dallas journalist Norma Adams Wade: 2022-10-13 15:25:41

"The 'g-word,' that gentrification word, has been a buzzword for a long time."
01:00:13
Linda Jones
February 22, 2023
"The 'g-word,' that gentrification word, has been a buzzword for a long time."

John Spriggins and mother Pat Baker share memories of living in South Dallas.

"Everyone in Bonton thought my brother was Chubby Checker!"
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Linda Jones
February 22, 2023
"Everyone in Bonton thought my brother was Chubby Checker!"

Known as "Miss Pat," Pat Brown, a native of the Bonton community in South Dallas, shares childhood memories.

"The Island House started in '92 ... we took it from nothing and made it into something." Glenn Pierre
26:18
Linda Jones
November 16, 2022
"The Island House started in '92 … we took it from nothing and made it into something." Glenn Pierre

2022-11-16 20:33:23 Glenn 'Trini' Pierre and Gayla Johnson share reflections about the place they built and call "the Island House."

"When I retired in 2014, I started an organization called Remembering Black Dallas."
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Linda Jones
October 20, 2022
"When I retired in 2014, I started an organization called Remembering Black Dallas."

2022-10-20 17:28:21 Oral history reflections of South Dallas with Dr. George Keaton.

"We had this vision of taking the corner of Martin Luther King and Atlanta Street, and reviving it."
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Linda Jones
October 17, 2022
"We had this vision of taking the corner of Martin Luther King and Atlanta Street, and reviving it."

Linda Jones: 2022-10-17 22:55:13 South Dallas oral history conversation with James Mitchell Sr. and II

"I was born and raised in a community that became known as Phyllis Wheatley..."
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Linda Jones
October 13, 2022
"I was born and raised in a community that became known as Phyllis Wheatley…"

2022-10-13 22:06:46 Conversation with Diane Ragsdale. community activist, former Dallas councilwoman

"I want to see us push the city to give us the acknowledgment that we deserve." Tamika London-Muhammad
47:27
Linda Jones
October 12, 2022
"I want to see us push the city to give us the acknowledgment that we deserve." Tamika London-Muhammad

2022-10-12 23:22:06 Cousins Tamika London-Muhammad and Bridget Daniel share memories of South Dallas.

"During my late junior year, there was only myself and another classmate that had anything remotely resembling an Afro..."
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Linda Jones
October 12, 2022
"During my late junior year, there was only myself and another classmate that had anything remotely resembling an Afro…"

2022-10-12 19:33:57 Community history keeper Odinga Kambui shares memories.

"I had a funny last name...Perez isn't funny to me but at James Madison High School in 1965, it was a funny last name."
33:15
Linda Jones
October 12, 2022
"I had a funny last name…Perez isn't funny to me but at James Madison High School in 1965, it was a funny last name."

Linda Jones: 2022-10-12 17:31:44

"Dallas had Klan Chapter #66, the largest Klan chapter in America. Everybody who was anybody was a member."
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Linda Jones
October 8, 2022
"Dallas had Klan Chapter #66, the largest Klan chapter in America. Everybody who was anybody was a member."

Donald Payton, Black Dallas history keeper and genealogy practitioner shares knowledge about South Dallas.

"The spirit of South Dallas is so strong that in spite of everything, it's going to continue." Ajana Donnell
33:35
Linda Jones
October 6, 2022
"The spirit of South Dallas is so strong that in spite of everything, it's going to continue." Ajana Donnell

Ajana Donnell interviews grandmother Bevelyn Alexander about South Dallas.

"My parents always had spaces here. There was a club my dad used to go to, there was Catfish Cove ... and of course, the Fair."
15:06
Linda Jones
September 27, 2022
"My parents always had spaces here. There was a club my dad used to go to, there was Catfish Cove … and of course, the Fair."

Imani Lytle recalls family trips to South Dallas 2022-09-27 18:53:57

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