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![["Rev. Matthew J. Watts is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church on Charlestons West Side. He was born outside of Mt. Hope, West Virginia in Fayette County and is an alumni of West Virginia Institute of Technology. In this interview he speaks about the West Sides history as the former site of five slave plantations, his congregation and church neighborhood, the West Side Community Development Plan and Charleston Urban Renewals plans for the West Side, police brutality in Charleston, and the dismantling and destruction of the Triangle District in Charleston. Rev. Watts was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard and Wendel Patrick as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%](/image/4224WattsMatthewIntTranscript112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WattsMatthew.IntTranscript.11.22.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Watts, Matthew J.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- Urban renewal, African American religious leaders, School integration, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Segregation in education, African Americans--History, Racism, Police brutality--United States
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Rev. Matthew J. Watts is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church on Charlestons West Side. He was born outside of Mt. Hope, West Virginia in Fayette County and is an alumni of West Virginia Institute of Technology. In this interview he speaks about the West Sides history as the former site of five slave plantations, his congregation and church neighborhood, the West Side Community Development Plan and Charleston Urban Renewals plans for the West Side, police brutality in Charleston, and the dismantling and destruction of the Triangle District in Charleston. Rev. Watts was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard and Wendel Patrick as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%](/image/4224WattsMatthewPhoto112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WattsMatthew.Photo.11.22.19
- Title:
- Portrait of Rev. Matthew J. Watts at Grace Bible Church
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Patrick, Wendel
- Subject:
- African American religious leaders, African Americans--Appalachian Region
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Adrian Wright is a Charleston native and owner of Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill barbeque restaurant on the West Side of Charleston. Adrian is a former pro football player with the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ashley Wright is a native of Tampa, Florida and Adrian Wrights daughter. She is the general manager at Dem 2 Brothers.The Wrights were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%](/image/4224WrightAdrianPhoto001112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAdrian.Photo.001.11.22.19
- Title:
- Portrait of Adrian Wright
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Patrick, Wendel
- Subject:
- Restaurants--United States, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Restaurateurs, Football players, African American cooking, Barbecuing, foodways, African American football players
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.Audio.001.11.22.19
- Title:
- Ambient sound at Dem 2 Bros and a Grill restaurant
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Henkin, Aaron
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Barbecuing, foodways, Restaurants--United States
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Wright, Ashley, Wright, Adrian
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- Restaurateurs, African American football players, Barbecuing, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Football players, Restaurants--United States, foodways
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Wright, Ashley, Wright, Adrian
- Contributor:
- Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, Restaurateurs, Restaurants--United States, African American football players, foodways, African American cooking, Barbecuing
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Adrian Wright is a Charleston native and owner of Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill barbeque restaurant on the West Side of Charleston. Adrian is a former pro football player with the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ashley Wright is a native of Tampa, Florida and Adrian Wrights daughter. She is the general manager at Dem 2 Brothers.The Wrights were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%](/image/4224WrightAdrianWrightAshleyIntTranscript112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.IntTranscript11.22.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Wright, Adrian, Wright, Ashley
- Contributor:
- Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Restaurants--United States, Restaurateurs, Barbecuing, foodways, African Americans--Appalachian Region
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Adrian Wright is a Charleston native and owner of Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill barbeque restaurant on the West Side of Charleston. Adrian is a former pro football player with the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ashley Wright is a native of Tampa, Florida and Adrian Wrights daughter. She is the general manager at Dem 2 Brothers.The Wrights were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%](/image/4224WrightAshleyPhoto001112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WrightAshley.Photo.001.11.22.19
- Title:
- Portrait of Ashley Wright
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Patrick, Wendel
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, Restaurateurs, foodways, Restaurants--United States, Women service industries workers, African American cooking, Barbecuing
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
