Harris, Alberta

Person Preferred Name
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Description
I remember being bussed to school from Adamsville (Ruskin) to Milton on 22nd St. and the
original Blake High School on Spruce in Tampa. My family moved from Palmetto where I was
born to Ruskin to work the fields. It was my Mother, Father; brothers- Robert who passed away
November, 2013, Abe John "AJ", Alvin, William, Nelson, Roosevelt, Randolph; and me. We all
worked on the farm. -- search terms for more info: harris, quarters, liverpool
Description
Ruskin property known as "The Quarters"... farmlands where blacks lived and worked. See interview of Lillie May Jenkins Liverpool. She created a replica of "The Quarters". Note her family's residence circled; including outhouse. -- also see interview and photos from Alberta Harris --