King, Frank. April 5, 1973
King, Frank. April 5, 1973
Rating
Title
King , Frank . April 5 , 1973
Birthdate/Interviewee
1902
Occupation/Interviewee
Farmer
Interview Date
1973-04-05
Length of Interview
59 minutes
Subject
King, Frank Oral history--United States African Americans--Idaho--Tensed African American farmers
Type
Sound
Genre
Interviews
Interview Location
United States--Idaho--Tensed
Interviewer
Taylor , Quintard
Abstractor
Knight , Margot H .
Abstract
SIDE A; 0 - 5 : Came out west in 1903 . They got a homestead in 1910 . How they got their homestead . 5 - 8 : Real rough the first couple of years . Started with oats and wheat . Custom threshing outfits . How they gradually expanded their area of cultivation . 8 - 11 : Clearing the land . Chores before going to school . Chopping wood . 11 - 14 : Schooling . Six families lived in the valley where their homestead was. 14 - 21 : Farming equipment was all horse-drawn . How they expanded their land holdings . He took over the farm in 1927 when his father died . 21 - 23 : Their experiences during the 1929 Depression . Decision to sell their cattle . SIDE B ; 0 - 4 : Prices during the first World War . Talks more about their land . 4 - 5 : Never involved in politics although they always voted . 5 - 7 : Why their parents decided to move out West from North Carolina . 7 - 12 : Never any problems with discrimination . Problem with the teacher who wouldn't let the kids play together . Fun as a kid . Fishing and hunting . Travelling . Yellowstone Park .
Abstract Date
1979-06-07
Identifier
ct02t25kingf
Collection
Is found in CT 2 , Black Oral History Interviews , 1972-1974 https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ct2.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Language
English
Digitization
Interview cassette tapes were digitized in 2002 as mp3 files , and uploaded in CONTENTdm .
Rights Notes
In copyright. As no permission forms were signed, rights for this interview remain both with the interviewees and Washington State University (as the interviewer conducted them as part of their WSU employment).
Publisher
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries : https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
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