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  • Pierce, Flexan. October 30, 1972
  • Pierce, Flexan; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century; African Americans--Washington (state)--Spokane
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3: Came from North Carolina by train. Black churches. Other organizations--NAACP. 3 - 6: Emancipation Day. Blacks lived all over town and many owned property. Negro businesses. 6 - 8: Father was very strict. Churchwork quite important....
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • 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....
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • King, Mr. and Mrs. William. April 5, 1973
  • King, Mr. and Mrs. William; Oral history--United States; United States--Idaho; African Americans--Washington (state) --Spokane; African Americans--Idaho; African American farmers
  • SIDE A 0 - 3 minutes: Stump ranching in northern Idaho. He worked for I.A. Brown. 3 - 9 minutes: Life in North Carolina before they moved West. Family backgrounds. Her father worked in a tobacco plant. Durham, North Carolina. How they came West....
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Claude. June 5, 1973
  • Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Claude; Oral History--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Boise; Churches--Idaho; African Americans--Employment; Family
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5 minutes: She has been in Boise since 1909. Born in Pueblo, Colorado. He came to Idaho in 1923. Family backgrounds. How his family came out west from Missouri. 5 - 11 minutes: How her folks came out west from Georgia and Tennessee. Her...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • 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...
  • Black Oral History Collection

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