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Tiffany Rogers Oral History Interview |
This interview with Nurse Tiffany Rogers explains the power that family exerts on its inhabitants to remain, especially despite the decline of local retail presence. |
October 26, 2023 |
November 20, 2023 |
![Tavares Young "Oral History Interview"](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/9ab42a5fda5def7908ba04c8d2fd4f11.jpg "Tavares Young "Oral History Interview"") |
Tavares Young "Oral History Interview" |
In this oral history interview,Tavares Young discusses the African American experience in Madison, Illinois in the 1980s and 1990s. |
March 1, 2023 |
April 29, 2023 |
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Taraha Simms Oral History Interview |
Taraha Simms discusses community change in Madison, Illinois. |
October 20, 2023 |
November 15, 2023 |
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Phil Smith Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Phil Smith describes growing up in Venice, Illinois, in the 1950s-1970s. He discusses organized crime and gambling in the city, the Democratic Party, and the police. He also describes his career as an educator and changes in the schools over time, including changes that accompanied racial integration in Venice and Madison. Finally, Smith describes his work with the Venice Historical Society and efforts to preserve the city's history and traditions. |
October 18, 2016 |
February 3, 2017 |
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Mark Succarotte Oral Interview |
In this interview Ariana Warren discusses community change and education in Madison over the past forty years. She also discusses demographic change over time. |
March 1, 2023 |
April 26, 2023 |
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Lakeisha Cox Oral History Interview |
This interview of Lakeisha Cox, a lifelong resident of Madison, Illinois, highlights the effects of business relocations away from the town, whilst familial roots hold the remaining residents together in a tight-knit community. |
October 23, 2023 |
November 19, 2023 |
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Keith Long Oral Interview |
In this oral history interview, Keith Long discusses community life and educational change in Madison, Illinois. |
March 2, 2023 |
April 29, 2023 |
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Kathy Childers Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Kathy Childers discusses her family's Macedonian heritage and her father John Bellcoff, who was the mayor of Madison, Illinois from 1985 to 1997 and the Madison County Democratic Chairman from 1990 to 1994. She discusses how her family continues to practice Macedonian cultural traditions, including food, clothing, and dancing. She also describes her father's political career, including his role in establishing the Gateway Racetrack in Madison. She also discusses her grandfather's grocery store in Madison, Bellcoff and Son, and her and her father's work with funeral homes. |
July 17, 2019 |
November 4, 2019 |
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Kathy Abbett Oral History Interview |
In this oral interview NaRenzo Gardner interviews a veteran Madison High School educator on issues of demographic change, political involvement in the school system, and the historic role of the family. |
February 27, 2023 |
April 17, 2023 |
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Juan Gardner Oral History Interview |
This interview of Dr. Juan Gardner, Principal of Madison Senior High School, describes the role family plays in navigating educational and demographic shifts in Madison, Illinois since the 1950s. |
November 6, 2023 |
November 19, 2023 |
