Oral History of Ida Boston
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Title
Oral History of Ida Boston
Alternative Title
Oral History, Boston
Subject
Oral history--United States
Oviedo (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Churches--Florida
Baptists--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Civil rights--Florida
Description
An oral history of Ida Boston, conducted by Porsha Dossie on April 18, 2015. Boston is a resident of Oviedo, Florida, and a retired school bus driver for the Seminole County Public Schools. In 1956, she married her husband, Russell Boston, who is the grandson of Prince Butler Boston, a leading figure in Oviedo's black community. In this oral history, Boston discusses the legacy of Prince Butler Boston, establishing a colored cemetery, funding colored schools in the Oviedo area, and the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Boston also discusses black life in Oviedo, including membership in the Oviedo Citizens in Action Committee (OCIAC), which desegregated public places in Oviedo and fought for integration of Oviedo's schools.
Abstract
Oral history interview of Ida Boston. Interview conducted by Porsha Dossie at the Oviedo Historical Society in Oviedo, Florida, on April 18, 2015.
Table Of Contents
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:08 Prince Butler Boston and the Boston Family
0:04:17 Married life
0:05:46 History Harvest
0:07:51 Oviedo Citizens in Action Committee
0:10:47 Black life in Seminole County
0:13:24 Boston Hill Cemetery and Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
0:15:20 Closing remarks
Creator
Boston, Ida
Dossie, Porsha
Source
Boston, Ida. Interviewed by Porsha Dossie, April 18, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
2015-04-18
Date Copyrighted
2015-04-18
Has Format
10-page digital transcript of original 15-minute and 38-second oral history: Boston, Ida. Interviewed by Porsha Dossie, April 18, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Extent
462 MB
141 KB
Medium
15-minute and 38-second audio/video recording
10-page digital transcript
Language
eng
Type
Moving Image
Coverage
Oviedo Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
Home of the Boston Family, Oviedo, Florida
Home of Prince Butler Boston, Oviedo, Florida
Boston Hill Cemetery, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Ida Boston and Porsha Dossie and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Dossie, Porsha
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Robinson, Jim. "Boston's dedication bears fruit in community, citrus industry." The Orlando Sentinel, February 2, 1989. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-02-02/news/8902030156_1_oviedo-grove-boston.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. Oviedo, Biography of a Town. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.
"History." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Dossie, Porsh
Interviewee
Boston, Ida
Location
Oviedo, Florida
Original Format
1 audio/video recording
Duration
15 minutes and 38 seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency
127kbps
Collection
Citation
Boston, Ida and Dossie, Porsha, “Oral History of Ida Boston,” RICHES, accessed May 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5296.