Zenophon B. Cook is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith June 28, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1900, Cook moved to Asheville in his teens to work at the Battery Park Hotel, then went to…
George Jackson is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith March 2, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Jackson was born in Altapass in Mitchell County in 1909. He was raised by his grandparents who owned and…
Mary Jane Kelly is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on June 5, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1911 or 1912, Kelly details her schooling which includes attending Stephens-Lee during the…
Reverend Joe Smith (born Joseph Henry Smith) is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 29, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1903, Smith’s parents died when he was young and he was raised…
Lucy Ann Perry Siler is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on August 11, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. The audio is unavailable for this interview. Siler, born in 1894, grew up in the Texana…
Otylia Sudderth is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 8, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. The audio of the interview is unavailable, but the transcript is. Born in 1912, Sudderth’s maternal…
Cecelia Alice Rice Rogers is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 20, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. The transcript and audio are unavailable for this interview, however Crittenden’s reflections…
Margaurite Carter Oliver is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on August 12, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. The transcript and audio are unavailable for this interview, however Crittenden’s…
Martha Hammond is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 27, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Hammond was born in 1914 in Sunburst and grew up in Swain County. She talks about the school system…
John Summerous is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 20, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1900 in Georgia, Summerous’ parents died when he was about 13 and he and his siblings were taken…