2 10 15 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/7c4d3bfe233976110143d02f29a84460.JPG a712dc6c209d9843d4e9c49ad2e60198 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/2f6f17e15c56b647a9342cf2ae147996.mp3 ed0f7171c442986d4e3492595dd59591 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Shira Greer Jenifer Yi Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Dominic Finney Location The location of the interview Boatwright Memorial Library Seminar Room 1 University of Richmond 261 Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/transcripts/FinneyDominic_Greer-Yi_Transcript_20190612.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the transcript file.</a> Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:13:31 Date of Interview June 12, 2019 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History with Dominic Finney (R'99, MA'04) Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource interviews Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource In this oral history interview, Dominic Finney (R ‘99) sat down with Shira Greer (‘22) and Jenifer Yi (‘22) on June 12, 2019, in Boatwright Memorial Library. Over the course of the one hour and fifteen minute interview, Finney shared his experiences as both a black and gay student on campus in the late 1990s. Though he greatly enjoyed his time at the university, especially with the theatre and dance departments, Finney also discussed the initial culture shock he felt coming to campus and the culture of complacency he found here at UR. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1996-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1997-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1998-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1999-04.JPG" alt="" /> Dominic Finney grew up in Martinsville, VA and graduated from Laural Park High School in 1995. He decided to come to the University of Richmond after attending Governor's School for Humanities (specifically writing) there the summer before his senior year of high school. During his time at the University of Richmond, Dominic was a dancer and choreographer with the University Dancers, wrote for The Messenger, and participated in theatrical productions on campus. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1999-01.JPG" alt="" /> Dominic received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre Arts in 1999, and a Master of Arts in English in 2004, both degrees from UR. After leaving the University, he worked in corporate merchandising and sales for TimeLife, Inc., Circuit City, Inc., OfficeMax, Inc., and Belkin. Dominic currently works in sales for DuvelUSA, headquartered in Belgium and the United States. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/FinneyDominic_1999-02.JPG" alt="" /> Subject The topic of the resource Alumni and alumnae College students College students, Black College students, Men College students, White College students--Attitudes College theater Diversity Dormitories Greek letter societies Homophobia LGBTQ people LGBTQ students Multicultural Student Union (MSU) Performance Race Race relations Racism Richmond (Va.) Richmond College Roommates Social life and customs Student housing Student life Student organizations Universities and colleges--Administration Universities and colleges--Faculty Virginia Commonwealth University White people Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FinneyDominic_Greer-Yi_Public_20190612.mp3 Relation A related resource Race & Racism at UR Project Oral History Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This oral history is available for academic purposes--including but not limited to research by students, faculty, and staff--by permission from the interviewee (Dominic Finney). The interviewee maintains the copyright, and must be contacted via the Race & Racism Project (urraceproject@gmail.com) for permissions for use outside of academic purposes. https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/f69790aa12fd63b98c9df80e99353211.JPG 7ada03621d7587502e80fbf8a62aa37b https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/2af168cd3986aaf78d157936f4811e44.mp3 23e848d6004946dcf1905f61d37d82f6 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Jacob Roberson Ayele d'Almeida Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Madieth Malone Isabelle (Thomas) LeSane Location The location of the interview Westhampton College Living Room University of Richmond 410 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 Date of Interview March 5, 2019 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/transcripts/MaloneMadiethandLeSaneIsabelle_d'Almeida-Roberson_Transcript_20190305.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the transcript file.</a> Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:44:35 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History with Madieth Malone and Isabelle (Thomas) LeSane (W'72) Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource interviews Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource In this oral history interview, Madieth Malone (W’72) and Isabelle (Thomas) LeSane (W’72) sat down with Jacob Roberson (’19) and Ayele d’Almeida (’20) on March 5, 2019 in the Westhampton College Deanery Living Room. In this one hour and forty-five minute interview, Malone and LeSane share about their experiences as two of the first Black women to attend Westhampton College. Malone and LeSane recount their childhoods growing up in Richmond, how they decided to attend the University of Richmond, reflect on finding out later in life that their time at the university is considered historic, their careers as educators in Richmond Public Schools, being commuter students at Westhampton College, traveling with the glee club, theater group, and Russian classes, Malone’s theater experience as a University Player, Malone’s experienced being one of the first students to integrated Binford Middle School and how that prepared her for her time at UR, the swimming requirement at Westhampton College, reflect on how the university has changed in the last 50 years, give advice to current Black students at the university, and more. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/MaloneandThomas_1969-01.JPG" alt="" /> Born and raised in what was called the “West End” of the city of Richmond, Madieth P. Malone attended Richmond Public Schools near the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1962, she was one of eleven black students chosen to integrate Binford Junior High School. Two years later, she attended Thomas Jefferson High School, continuing the push to desegregate schools in the city. Madieth developed many friendships and many interests while attending TJ, and when Westhampton College was presented as a possible choice, she found it to be a good fit. Several of her high school friends were attending, and it was a convenient commute from home. The goal at Westhampton was to get the best liberal arts education possible. While there, she pursued a wide variety of interests, but was most involved with the theater department. In 1972, she graduated with a degree in Speech and Theater Arts. After graduation, Madieth worked as a teacher for Richmond Public Schools. It was the perfect job, because she could travel during the summer and be involved with theater – performing in community and dinner theaters, summer theater at Dogwood Dell, TV commercials, industrial films, and as a film extra. She also worked several years as a per diem reading consultant for SRA-McGraw-Hill. Today, Madieth spends her retirement doing whatever she wants and enjoying every minute of it. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/MaloneMadieth1972-01.JPG" alt="" /> Isabelle LeSane was born and raised in Richmond, VA and educated in the Richmond Public School System. She had no experience with interracial schooling until she came to Westhampton. But she was raised in a family of entrepreneurs and that gave her plenty of practice in dealing with many nationalities. Like her father, Isabelle never met a stranger, so enrolling in an all white school was not a challenge for her.  At the University of Richmond, Isabelle majored in Russian with the intention of becoming an interpreter at the UN. But life intervened and she got married and had children instead and didn’t want to leave Richmond. Because she had earned a teacher’s certificate while at the university, Isabelle applied for and was hired by RPS. Although she was hired as a German teacher, she was given the opportunity to teach Russian once it was known that she had that expertise. Isabelle is now retired and spends her days doing fun things with her grandkids and with friends who are in the same boat-being intentionally lazy and unapologetic! <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/ThomasIsabelle1969-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/ThomasIsabelle1970-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/ThomasIsabelle1971-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/ThomasIsabelle1972-01.JPG" alt="" /> Subject The topic of the resource African students Alumni and alumnae Black people Black women Civil rights movement College integration College sports College students, Black College students, Foreign College students, Men College students, Nigerian College students--Attitudes College teachers College theater Commuting college students Coordinate college system Curricula Discrimination Diversity Drama festivals Glee clubs Greene, Barry High school student activities High school students History--Study and teaching Intervention (Federal government) Junior high school students Minority college students--Recruiting Motion pictures Nigerian students Opera Performance Protests Race Race relations Racial awareness Racism Richmond (Va.) Russian language School field trips School integration School segregation Social life and customs Student life Student organizations Theater rehearsals Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery Theatrical producers and directors Universities and colleges--Faculty Universities and colleges--Food service Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.) White people White supremacy Women college students Women college teachers Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MaloneMadiethandLeSaneIsabelle_d'Almeida-Roberson_Public_20190305.mp3 Relation A related resource Race & Racism at UR Project Oral History Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This oral history is available for academic purposes--including but not limited to research by students, faculty, and staff--by permission from the interviewees (Madieth Malone and Isabelle LeSane). The interviewees maintains the copyright, and must be contacted via the Race & Racism Project (urraceproject@gmail.com) for permissions for use outside of academic purposes. https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/39ee91b29211df2fc58051a291549bc4.jpg fd68d89a8a2561089dc2040eea025b92 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/5576998a396e0da1761f3077dcb015a7.mp3 ee8d8094f1f1b17c06317cbfb1b185bf Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Shira Greer Johnnette Johnson Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Michael Kizzie Location The location of the interview Boatwright Memorial Library Seminar Room 1 University of Richmond 261 Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/transcripts/KizzieMichael_Greer-Johnson_Transcript_20190622.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the transcript file.</a> Date of Interview June 22, 2019 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:10:30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History with Michael Kizzie (R'81) Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource interviews Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource In this oral history interview, Michael Kizzie (R ‘81) sat down with Shira Greer (‘22) and Johnnette Johnson (‘20) on June 22, 2019, in Boatwright Memorial Library. Over the course of the one hour interview, Kizzie discussed his experiences as a member of the basketball team in the late 1970s and early 1980s, sharing how his time at UR broadened him and prepared him for life after graduation. <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KizzieMichael_1979.JPG" alt="" /> Michael Kizzie was born in 1959 and raised in Richmond, VA.He attended and graduated Henrico High School in 1977, and received a four year athletic scholarship at the University of Richmond. He graduated in May 1981 with a BA in History. He recently celebrated his 37 years career including acting as a licensed Underwriting Manager, Vice President - Account Executive and Agent/Broker in the Commercial Insurance industry. Kizzie is active in his church, serving as Insurance Advisor, and in his community serving his third term as President, Board of Directors. He has also participated and been a proud adoptive supporter of a Columbian Foster Child and her family through Compassion International for the last ten years. Kizzie currently resides in Germantown, Maryland. Subject The topic of the resource Alumni and alumnae College publications College athletes College athletics College basketball College students College students, Black College students, Men College students, White College students--Attitudes Diversity Dormitories Greek letter societies Performance Race Race relations Racism Richmond (Va.) Richmond College Roommates Social life and customs Student housing Student life Universities and colleges--Faculty White people Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KizzieMichael_Greer-Johnson_20190622.mp3 Relation A related resource Race & Racism at UR Project Oral History Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This oral history is available for academic purposes--including but not limited to research by students, faculty, and staff--by permission from the interviewee (Michael Kizzie). The interviewee maintains the copyright, and must be contacted via the Race & Racism Project (urraceproject@gmail.com) for permissions for use outside of academic purposes. https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/733ad88157bcccdc649e9be9edd3b01c.JPG 5f6a0c9216e128bc0944a041d04c3c46 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Metadata Creator Gabby Kiser Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poem "Cocktails at Five" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Witherell, Tom Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Messenger, University of Richmond Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource literary magazines poetry Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource This poem by a white student describes two "bums," one black and one white, who ultimately realize that, despite their differences and the oppressive attitudes of the white person towards the black person, each is the only friend that the other has. Subject The topic of the resource Black people Poetry Race relations White people Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Messenger1981.27-1981.JPG Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Witherell, Tom. "Cocktails at Five." The Messenger (1985): 27. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/d646c1d875c9ec1b617c2b28a42a7d89.pdf f3fd510a28f15e8aba350bad063e2022 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Metadata Creator Gabby Kiser Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Short Story "The Slumbering Giant" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Allen, B.B. Sale, Fred Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Messenger, University of Richmond Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource drawings (visual works) literary magazines short stories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource This short story follows an unnamed American narrator and his peers traveling to Africa for writing inspiration. It points out and pokes fun at the tendency of European and American authors to use contrasting epithets to describe the continent, such as "'unspoiled paradise' and 'disease-laden,'" but the main butt of the story's jokes is the popularity of Western authors and directors exploiting Africa and its people. The narrator even goes so far as to say he will write "the Great African Novel." While the story is self-aware and meant to point out this exploitation, it also describes the people of Africa as "savages." The story is accompanied by an illustration of five stereotypically-dressed African men around one white European man. Subject The topic of the resource Africa Black people Colonization Fiction Humor White people Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Messenger1960.6-1960.pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Allen, B.B. and Fred Sale. "The Sleeping Giant." The Messenger (1960): 6-11. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.