Rosa Lee Shepard Gibson is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on August 6, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1908, Gibson recalls her mother’s family, who were enslaved, and her own childhood…
Rufus Scott Adell is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on July 22, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Adell talks about his grandaddy, his first job in 1926, coming to Asheville by himself, his siblings,…
Ina “Sam” Bryant is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Bryant shares her early life in rural South Carolina, living and working on the family’s farm,…
Sandra McMahan is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. McMahan talks about growing up in the remote Little Canada section of Jackson County. She relates…
Sanji discusses how hard she constantly worked growing up as the eldest child filling in for her father. She talks about her work ethic, her family, and how she was raised to do both men's and women's work. This interview was conducted to supplement…
Sarah Edna Moore is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 23, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Known as Edna, Moore grew up in Swain County working on a farm and did everything the boys did…
Colin Bilichka interviews Sibyl Blakley on November 3, 2004 for the Western North Carolina Oral History Project. Born in 1940, Blakley has been a member of the AME Mount Zion Church in Cullowhee for as long as she can remember. She speaks about the…
Stacy Dehart Coleman and Rhuben Dehart are interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 24, 1986 and March 17, 1987 as part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Sister and brother, Mrs. Coleman and Mr. Dehart trace their…
Adrien Litzau interviews Stanley Rogers (Floyd Stanley Rogers) on October 20, 2004 for the Western North Carolina Oral History Project. Born in Sylva in 1956, Rogers has lived in Cullowhee most of his life and his great grandfather, Will Rogers, was…
Steve White is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. White moved to western North Carolina in 1961 and has been a fixture in the area ever since. Catching…