Title Information
Title
Interview with Cliff Montiero
Name: Personal
Name Part
Fong, Cynthia
Role
Role Term: Text
interviewer
Name: Personal
Name Part
Montiero, Cliff
Role
Role Term: Text
interviewee
Type of Resource
mixed material
Origin Information
Date Created (encoding="w3cdtf", keyDate="yes")
2013-03-18
Physical Description
Extent
1 sound recording + 1 PDF
Abstract
In this interview, Cliff Montiero discusses his experiences with Mashapaug Pond, including baptism and friends living in the area, and analyzes the reasons and consequences of the urban renewal of the industrial park area on the communities of color. He discusses the community that existed within this space as well as what their lives were like. He also discusses race relations and his work in the civil rights movement. He talks about the Providence black community in general, including important community spaces, movements, and economics. He also discusses the baseball games near the pond and the racial politics behind home ownership.
Note: venue
Vartan Gregorian Quad, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
Genre (aat) (authorityURI="http://vocab.getty.edy/aat/", valueURI="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202595")
oral histories (literary works)