Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Bowden, Jr. 1971
Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Bowden, Jr. 1971
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- Name
- Bowden, J. Lawrence, Jr (Interviewee)
- La Brie, Henry G (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Bowden, Jr. 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of J. Lawrence Bowden, Jr. : oral history, 1971; Oral history of J. Lawrence Bowden, Jr., 1971
- Abstract
- In this 1971 interview with Henry La Brie, Bowden briefly describes his childhood, education and career in insurance before discussing the Orlando Sun Mirror and the future of the black press. Bowden mentions his experiences at Fisk University and LaSalle University. He goes on to discuss his travels in 1918 from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he worked at a hospital, to Norfolk, Virginia, where he w as stationed to serve during World War I. In 1920, Bowden returned to Tennessee, traveling to Chattanooga and around Alabama, working at black insurance companies. Bowden describes his employer’s eventual bankruptcy and his final move to Orlando, Florida in 1927.
- Collection Name
- Black Journalists oral history collection
- Subjects
- Editors; Journalists; African American press; African American journalists; Newspaper publishing--Economic aspects--United States; African Americans--Civil rights; Advertising--Newspapers; Orlando (Fla.); United States Race relations; Bowden, J. Lawrence, Jr
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Origin Information
- 1971
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96kHz, 24 bit); 66 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- J. Lawrence Bowden Sr. was the editor and publisher of the Orlando Sun Mirror, which he assumed in 1932. Born in Lewisburg, Tennessee in 1893, Bowden attended high school and Fisk University in Nashville before travelling to Indiana, Virginia, Alabama , and Florida.
- Note
- Interviewed by Henry G. La Brie III on July 17, 1971.
- Note (Provenance)
- Henry G. La Brie III Gift, 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 11562931
- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-a8ex-a350
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.