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Bryan Mathis Oral History Interview

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Citation

“Bryan Mathis Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed November 3, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/42.

Description

In this oral history interview, Bryan Mathis describes his childhood in Venice, Illinois, and his experiences as an African-American man growing up in the area during the era of desegregation. He describes the various forms of bigotry and racism he's faced in the communities of Venice, Madison, Granite City, and St. Louis, as well as his feeling about the communities of Venice and Granite City today. He also discusses his work as a paperboy in Venice, what it was like growing up in the Venice housing projects, getting cut from the Venice High School Basketball team the year they won the State Championship (1975), and going to SIUE and the Mississippi River Festival in the late 70s.

Subjects

  • African American
  • Venice
  • Granite City
  • Madison
  • segregation
  • culture

Date

October 18, 2016

Language

English

Type

  • Oral History

Format

  • mp3
  • pdf

Duration

  • 1:04:42

Interviewer

Thomson, Lesley

Interviewee

Mathis, Bryan

Location

Venice, Illinois

Bit Rate

44.1 kbit/s

Coverage

  • Venice, Illinois

Identifier

  • Mathis-Bryan-O-001
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