Interview with Ali J. Rivera
Dublin Core
Title
Interview with Ali J. Rivera
Subject
Genealogy
Miller, James Vester
Racially mixed people
Rivera, Ali J.
Urban renewal -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Description
Ali Rivera explains how she came to learn through a DNA test that she is a descendant of James Vester Miller , an African American who was a master brick mason and responsible for building many of the historic buildings in Asheville. She discusses the genealogical and family research that she has taken on since her discovery, as well as her immediate family’s response to her findings of African American heritage.
Creator
Cadmus, Emily
Rivera, Ali J.
Source
WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History
Date
2022-03-26
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
sound recordings
transcripts
interviews
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Text
Identifier
64158
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/64158
Extent
0:58:33(duration)
18(pages)
Is Part Of
Oral Histories of Western North Carolina
Collection
Citation
Cadmus, Emily and Rivera, Ali J., “Interview with Ali J. Rivera,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/64158.