Parramore Speaks Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Parramore Speaks Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Parramore (Orlando, Fla.)
Description
Parramore Speaks is a collaborative project between the City of Orlando and the University of Central Florida’s RICHES dedicated to preserving the rich, multifaceted histories of the Parramore community.
Creator
Boye, Sarah
Thompson, Eric
Publisher
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Argrett, LeRoy. A History of the Black Community of Orlando, Florida. Fort Bragg, CA: Cypress House Press. 1991. Accessed July 9, 2025.
Porter, Tana Mosier. “Segregation and Desegregation in Parramore: Orlando’s African American Community.”. The Florida Historical Quarterly 82 (3): 289–312. Accessed July 10, 2025.
Thompson, Geraldine Fortenberry. Orlando Florida.. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. 2003. Accessed July 10, 2025.
Brotemarkle, Benjamin D. Crossing Division Street : An Oral History of the African-American Community in Orlando.. Cocoa, FL: Florida Historical Society Press. 2006. Accessed July 10, 2025.
Collection Items
Oral Memoirs of Curtis Joshua Rayam Jr.
An oral history interview of Curtis Joshua Rayam Jr. The interview was conducted by Eric Thompson at the Melrose Center at the Orlando Public Library in Orlando, Florida, on March 5, 2025. Rayam, born February 4, 1951, is a native of the Parramore…
Collection Tree
- Orange County Collection
- Orlando Collection
- Parramore Collection
- Parramore Speaks Collection
- Parramore Collection
- Orlando Collection