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

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.