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Velma Perry - Holiday Memories

Interviewed on April 4, 2011

Velma Perry tells about holiday dances in Northside.

To hear more from Velma Perry, listen to her full oral history "Velma Perry - On the history and future of Northside."

Velma Perry - Holiday Memories

Oral history interview of Perry, Velma on April 4, 2011.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Velma Perry - Holiday Memories,” From the Rock Wall, accessed June 1, 2023, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/velma-perry-holiday-memories.

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 Velma Perry - On the history and future of Northside

In the interview Ms. Perry discusses the early history of the Northside community going back to the founding of the University and the introduction of slaves to the area. She then goes on to describe her family history, including her grandfather’s work as an undertaker and a carpenter who built many…

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