Interview with Mary Mosley

Interview with Mary Mosley

African American midwives

African Americans

African Americans -- Economic conditions

African Americans -- Religion

African Americans -- Social conditions

African Americans -- Social life and customs

Agriculture

Autobiography

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Mosley, Mary, 1905-

Mosley, Mary, 1905- -- Childhood and youth

Mary Mosley is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on February 15, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1905, Mosley describes moving to Cottageville, South Carolina from Tampa, Florida to live with her grandparents. She recalls being raised on farm where she picked cotton and grew potatoes. Mosley moved to Asheville, North Carolina when she was 20 years old and worked as cleaning staff at hotels and as a midwife for the Health Department. She was a nanny to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carr in Biltmore Forest. She also discusses poor conditions under President Hoover including high unemployment and soup kitchens. She talks about attending dances and church, quilting, and receiving Christmas gifts.

Mosley, Mary, 1905-

Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;

1986-02-15

Smith, Edward Clark

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

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Oral Histories of Western North Carolina