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  • Stewart, Mrs. Virgil [Bessie]. June 5, 1973
  • Stewart, [Bessie] Mrs. Virgil; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Boise
  • SIDE A; 0 - 6: Came to Boise in 1943 from Tennessee. Family background. Story of Wallace Cooky (sp?) , a white contractor who convinced her sister to move out West. 6 - 12: Her brother-in-law was foreman of a ranch in Idaho. Later she and her...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Thomas, Paul. October 21, 1974
  • Thomas, Paul; Bush, George Washington; Oral history--United States; Pioneers--Washington (state)
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5: Sources for his thesis on George Bush, a black pioneer. How he got interested in black history. 5 - 9: Various theories about George Bush and when he came West. The Bush family got along well with the Indians. 9 - 15: Difficulty in...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Coleman, Reverend and Mrs. Sam. December 8, 1972
  • Coleman, Reverend and Mrs. Sam; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Pasco; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Colorado--Denver; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century;...
  • TAPE 1, SIDE A; 0 - 10: Her family background, From Mississippi and came to Washington in 1916. Her father worked for the railroad. Other blacks in Pasco. Most lived in railroad cars on the east side of town. Then they went to California and...
  • Black Oral History Collection

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