Interview with Norma Jean Walker

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Norma Jean Walker talks about growing up near Jacksonville, Florida, and then about her move to Overtown in 1964. She spends some measure of time talking about community life, the use of public spaces and parks, and the sense of family that existed in the neighborhood in those days, and contrasts in with the current state of affairs, which she attributes to racism, politics, and economics.

Tags: overtown (miami fla.)segregation -- florida -- miamicommunities -- attitudescrime -- florida -- miami -- overtownbusinesspeople blackmiami-dade county (fla.) -- race relationscommunity development urban -- floridamiami-dade county (fla.) -- politics and government;

Digital Collections Link: University of Miami Digital Collections
Creator: Walker, Norma Jean
Contributor: Regalado, Aldo J.
Genre: Oral histories
Language: English
Creation Date: July 08, 1999
Creation Place: Miami (Fla.)
Contributing Unit: University of Miami Libraries
Repository: University Special Collections
Rights Statement: Copyright to this interview lies with the University of Miami. It may not be reproduced, retransmitted, published, distributed, or broadcast without the permission of the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections. For information about obtaining copies or to request permission to publish any part of this interview, please contact Special Collections at asc@miami.edu.
Content Type: Sound
Local Identifier: asm00330000360001001
Appears In: Gregory Bush Community Studies Oral Histories

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