He was devoted to the job he had to do. He never took any credit. You don't see people like that much. |
How we hated when they tore down the beautiful Spanish Colonial-style courthouse. It had palm trees around it. There were two fish ponds with fountains in them. I guess they called it progress. |
It was quite illegal. Public bodies can't give resources to private bodies. |
The laws were different here. Blacks had a lot more freedom to own businesses and property. Free people of color could come here seeking opportunity. |
The leaks have stopped. It's beautifully air conditioned now. |
There has been such a lack of black genealogy. |
We had two hotels then - the James and the Waldorf. |
We have more than doubled our holdings. |
We used to have just one little shelf devoted to local history. We have tremendous new resources now. We have gotten some CDs, some microfilm, lots of reference materials. |
You knew everybody on the streets, both black and white. |