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Interview with Mr. John Costa

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Overview

Year:
2008
Contributor:
Costa, John (interviewee)
Manekin, Elizabeth (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
Costa, John

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Description

Abstract:
John Costa was born in 1938 and lived in Fox Point until joining the military in the 1950s. His interview focuses on the close Cape Verdean community within Fox Point, especially his recollections of his friends and of events that brought people together. He also describes his reactions to the ways that Fox Point has changed.

Citation

"Interview with Mr. John Costa" (2008). Fox Point Project. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:1149844/

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    Transcript of interview with Johnny Costa
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    Biography of John Costa
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    Interview with Mr. John Costa
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    Fox Point Project

    Since 2008, students from the Brown Center for Public Humanities have worked with Professor Anne Valk on collaborative projects to preserve and present the cultural heritage and social history of the Fox Point neighborhood. An archival collection of oral history …
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