Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008

Member of
FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors
Mountain, Toni (Interviewee)
Carter, Issac M. (Interviewer)
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Date Issued
2008-02-13
Note

Toni Mountain’s interview begins with her Caribbean upbringing in Bahamas to immigrating in the 1950s to the United States and residing in Liberty City, Florida. Over the years, Ms. Mountain witnessed the growth, prosperity and then the gradual decline of Liberty City. One of her most vivid memories centers on the death of Arthur Lee McDuffie and the riots that erupted in Liberty City and Overtown. Also, the interview highlights racial tensions, such as segregation and desegregation; strain between Black Community and the Police; divisions within the Caribbean community; and the between conflict African Americans and the Caribbean immigrants. Most importantly, Ms. Mountain notes the importance of family and church.

Language
English
Type
Mixed Material
Genre
oral histories
interviews
Form
pdf/mp3
Extent
35p. : 01:00:43
Subject (Topical)
Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration
Miami (Fla.) -- Social conditions
Riots -- Florida -- Miami
Miami (Fla.) -- Ethnic relations
Miami (Fla.) -- Race relations
Oral histories --Florida.
Oral history
Identifier
77824
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Toni Mountain’s interview begins with her Caribbean upbringing in Bahamas to immigrating in the 1950s to the United States and residing in Liberty City, Florida. Over the years, Ms. Mountain witnessed the growth, prosperity and then the gradual decline of Liberty City. One of her most vivid memories centers on the death of Arthur Lee McDuffie and the riots that erupted in Liberty City and Overtown. Also, the interview highlights racial tensions, such as segregation and desegregation; strain between Black Community and the Police; divisions within the Caribbean community; and the between conflict African Americans and the Caribbean immigrants. Most importantly, Ms. Mountain notes the importance of family and church.
Date Backup
2008-02-13
Date Text
2008-02-13
Date Issued (EDTF)
2008-02-13
Extension


FAU

IID
FADT77824p
Person Preferred Name

Mountain, Toni (Interviewee)

creator

Department of History
Physical Description

35p. : 01:00:43
pdf/mp3
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT77824
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Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT77824
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
2008-02-13
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Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
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Mountain, Toni – ca. 2008

Mountain, Toni – ca. 2008
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Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
Contributors: Carter, Issac M. (Interviewer), Mountain, Toni (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Ms. Toni Mountain’s interview begins with her Caribbean upbringing in Bahamas to immigrating in the 1950s to the United States and residing in Liberty City, Florida. Over the years, Ms. Mountain witnessed the growth, prosperity and then the gradual decline of Liberty City. One of her most vivid memories centers on the death of Arthur Lee McDuffie and the riots that erupted in Liberty City and… more
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Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008

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Year: 2008, 2008
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
Contributors: Carter, Issac M. (Interviewer), Mountain, Toni (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
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