| Title: |
Virginia Thompkins Ross
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Virginia. Carter G. Woodson Institute. Virginia Center for Digital History
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| Collection: |
Ridge Street Oral Histories
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| Description: |
Virginia Thompkins Ross comes from one of the original families who lived on Ridge Street. Her mother and grandmother were born on Ridge Street, as well as herself and her children. In this interview, she shares her memories of Ridge Street from her childhood, and talks about other long-time residents that she grew up with.
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| URL: |
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/transcripts/ross.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1994 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Ross, Virginia Thompkins
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Charlottesville, VA; Virginia; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Document date: |
23-Jul-1994
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| Interviewer: |
Hiatt, Jean; Toledano, Roulhac
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| Locations discussed: |
Charlottesville, VA; North America; United States; Virginia
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans; Charlottesville, VA; Community; Local history; Neighborhood; North America; Oral history; Race relations; United States; Virginia
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024786-26511
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