Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson was born on July 15th, 1947. His family originated from Colombia, Virginia, west of Richmond, and moved to Uptown Williamsburg, where he grew up on Nicholson Street. His mother worked in food service at The College of William and Mary and his father worked for a construction company.

Interview with Raymond Johnson | Conducted by Dr. Amy Quark | June 26, 2022 | The Villiage Initiative Collection

Anthony Conyers Jr. and Raymond Johnson offer their memories of growing up on Nicholson Street, in the northeast corner of the City of Williamsburg, during the late 1940s and 1950s in this oral history with The Village Initiative’s Local Black Histories Project.

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