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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.001.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 1 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Community museums, Rhythm and blues music, Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Shoemakers
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.002.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 2 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Coal mines and mining, Racism, Shoemakers, Rhythm and blues music, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Community museums
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.003.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 3 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Shoemakers, Community museums, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Coal mines and mining, Rhythm and blues music, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Racism
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.004.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 4 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.), Shoemakers, Interracial friendship, Racism, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Community museums, Coal mines and mining, and Rhythm and blues music
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum. In this interview, Al speaks about his life growing up in Osage, his work as a musician, and his role in and history of the Scotts Run community. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224AndersonAlIntTranscript4519 "Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson")
- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.IntTranscript.4.5.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Racism, Rhythm and blues music, Community museums, Shoemakers, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.HairstonCora.AudioInt.5.3.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Cora Hairston
- Date:
- 2016-05-03
- Creator:
- Hairston, Cora
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991, West Virginia--Fiction, Rhythm and blues music, foodways, Soul music, Food habits, Coal mines and mining, Hairston, Cora, and Gospel music
- Location:
- Chief Logan State Park (W. Va.), Logan (W. Va.), and Logan County (W. Va.)
![["Cora Lee (Phillips) Hairston (b. 1942, Sarah Anne, WV) is a musician and writer from Logan County, West Virginia. She and her husband Fred, also a musician, currently live in Omar, West Virginia. Cora Hairston is the author of two novels, Faces Behind the Dust and Hello World Here Comes Claraby Rose, both fictionalized accounts based on her childhood growing up in a Black coal camp. She spoke about her childhood, her music, and her writing practice."]](/thumb/4224HairstonCoraIntTranscript5316 "Transcript of oral history of Cora Hairston")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HairstonCora.IntTranscript.5.3.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Cora Hairston
- Date:
- 2016-05-03
- Creator:
- Hairston, Cora
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- West Virginia--Fiction, Food habits, Hairston, Cora, Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991, Coal mines and mining, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and foodways
- Location:
- Chief Logan State Park (W. Va.) and Logan County (W. Va.)
