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    • Chase, Mr. and Mrs. James. November 2, 1972

    • Chase, Mr. and Mrs. James; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (State)--Spokane; African Americans--Employment; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
    • SIDE A; 0 - 7 minutes: Family background--her father came from Mississippi to Spokane in 1890. He worked as a printer. Her uncle printed The Citizen. Her grandfather established the Calvary Baptist Church in Spokane. Several of her relatives were...
    • Moss, Sandy. December 2, 1972

    • Moss, Sandy; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
    • SIDE A: 0-4 His father was a stonemason who came to Seattle from Kansas. They were originally from North Carolina. Black churches. 4-7 Holiday celebrations shared by whites and blacks in the early 1900's. Blacks more or less lived alongside whites....
    • Clow, Mrs. James. July 20, 1973

    • Clow, Mrs. James; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Oregon--Portland; African American churches
    • 0-3 She came to Portland in 1936 when she was married, from Richmond, Virginia. Talks about her husband's family from Texas. Courtship and marriage. 3-5 Mount Olivet Baptist Church, the largest black church in Portland. 5-7 Blacks were scattered...
    • Pitter, Edward. November 19, 1973

    • Pitter, Edward; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle
    • TAPE 1, SIDE A; 0 - 7: Came to Seattle in 1909 from Jamaica. (He is very difficult to understand). Other work he has done in the Northwest. Why he decided to settle in Seattle. 7 - 8: Buildings in Seattle he recalls. 8 - 15: Family background. Born...
    • Gayton, Virginia. February 5, 1974

    • Gayton, Virginia; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
    • SIDE A: 0-5 Family background. Early life, high school in Spokane. Attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. in the early 20's. Father was a railroad worker. How his parents got married. There were no good jobs for her parents who both had...

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