living in my backyard back there but he's nice, he'll wash my car,

you know so I let him stay back there but he shouldn't have to be

back there. Somebody should come and get him and take him to one of

those places for homeless people because he's not going on his own,

he's ah, he's a crack head, 'nuff said (laughter).

 (Ms. Daily): When you have visitors from out of town, where

do you take them to show them the culture and history of Dade

County, Dade County's African-American community?

 (Mrs. Shannon): Take them on that little trail the Black

Archives has set up of all the historic places in the area over

there and ah, I tell them about when I use to live and take them to

Booker T. because that was the center of activity during that time

when...we even had Philip Perdue Skyler down there and Roland Young

and all those people. We had enter...cultural entertainment. Mr.

William... (Tape ends).

 TAPE #1 SIDE #2

 (Ms. Daily): Is Yvonne Daily and it's August 15, 1997. This

is a continuation of the interview with Mrs. Marian Shannon. This

is side #2 of the tape continuing the interview.

 As you were saying Mrs. Shannon, I had asked you when you have

visitors from out of town, where do you take them to show them the

culture and history of Dade County, Dade County's African-American

community?

 (Mrs. Shannon): Yes, as I was saying I use the trail that the

Black Archives has set up and I add to that with my own experiences

and ah, I, I was saying that the Booker T. Washington was the hub


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