Journey to Esquire

An Oral History

Experience the power of oral history with our playlist featuring in-depth interviews with influential African-American attorneys from the civil rights era in the Tampa Bay area.

On February 29, 2024, our Founder, Joseline J. Hardrick, premiered her documentary Journey to Esquire: An Oral History at Cooley Law School in Tampa Bay, Florida. Ricky Roberts, the videographer, and Donald Odom, one of the lawyers interviewed, along with his son, were in attendance. The event was hosted by Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay Campus Black Law Students Association as a part of their Black History Month Brunch.

Love, Law, Legacy Documentary Short Highlights Florida’s Trailblazing Black Legal Pioneers.

Oral History Premiere