Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Dci Places
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Eddie Faye Gates lecturing to students from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, 1900 - 2010
Item — Box 9
Identifier: 4327.10703
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Principia College Elsah, ILL" in top center on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak PAPER" and Kodak Paper logo repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks People: Eddie Faye Gates
Places: Greenwood Cultural CenterCommunity Elder Tags: tuba converted into sculpture, audience of 18 people, one lone black man, Jazz Tree sculpture, Greenwood Jaxx Hall of Fame, green carpet, framed photos on walls, stack of...
Dates:
1900 - 2010
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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Photographs
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Teaching/Speaking Engagements/Book Signings
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Teaching/Speaking Engagements/Book Signings: Folder 7 - Eddie Faye Gates speaking to group from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois
"Survivors' Stories." Includes interviews of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors conducted for the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Photo montage accompanied by "Greenwood Is You", words and music written and performed by Reverend Bryan and Monolesia Williams. Interview one is by Eddie Faye Gates and Kavin Ross with George Monroe. Interview two is by Eddie Faye Gates and Kavin Ross with Iola Streeter Jackson. Interview three is by Eddie Faye Gates and Kavin Ross with Veneice Dunn Sims. Interview four is by Kavin Ross and Eddie Faye Gates with Kinney Booker. Interview five is by Kavin Ross with Elwood Lett. Interview six is by Eddie Faye Gates with Theodore Porterfield. Interview seven is by Eddie Faye Gates and Kavin Ross with Ernestine Gibbs. Interview eight is by Eddie Faye Gates with Ruby McCormick. Interview nine is by Eddie Faye Gates with Wes Young. Interview ten is by Eddie Faye Gates with Otis G. Clark., 1999 - 2000
Item — Box 18
Identifier: 5327.1686
Curatorial Remarks
The Black Wall Street survivors series was created for the survivors to tell their stories about the human disaster of 1921 on the streets of Greenwood. The filming began on April of 1996. The bulk of the interviews were filmed inside the Mabel Little Heritage House, Greenwood Cultural Center, and at times, in the homes of the survivors. Most of the survivors shared similar stories from the perspective of a child ranging from age 5 to 17 years of age. Many survivors would agree that their...
Dates:
1999 - 2000