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Frances Rich talks about how she and her husband came to live in Riverside. She discusses the role of the civic club and the yard sign movement. She describes the fear surrounding integration, and ...
Frances Rich describes how she and her neighbors wanted to set an example with Riverside and create a community in the South that had no racial barriers, a neighborhood that would be integrated but...
Interview with Frank Goldberg about the perception of the changes in the neighborhood being a tragedy, though he does not view it that way. Goldberg relates a story of his family's move to the Brae...
Interview with Fredell Lack-Eichhorn about what motivated her to live in Riverside. She describes what it was like in the 1950s when they moved in, as homes were still being constructed and how the...
Gaylen Harris and Bill Bardwell discuss their experience as the first white residents to move onto their block in Riverside. They relate their experience moving in as a white, same-sex couple. The...
George McElroy discusses the Jack Caesar bombing. McElroy describes the white community as reacting to the bombing with shame and the Black community reacting to the bombing with anger. McElroy thi...
George Washington, Jr., describes how he became a patron of the Groovey Grill. He talks about what the Groovey Grill represents for the community, and the restaurant's impact on the community.
Drs. Gregg and Anita O'Neil talk about the decision to live in a predominantly Black neighborhood. They talk about safety and living close to more crime-ridden neighborhoods.
Harry Brochstein talks about developing Alconbury Lane during the Korean War. He reflects on how Riverside was transformed from a prairie into a subdivision. He talks about how integration had a ne...
Harry Taylor talks about the bayou as a natural boundary between white and Black residents in Riverside. Taylor talks about the different realtors in Riverside, and the lack of Black realtors. He t...