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["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country. This interview is a follow-up to Emily Hilliards September 10, 2019 interview with Hairston. In this interview, Hairston discusses his participation in the last segregated Black 4-H Camp at Camp Washington-Carver, and the first integrated 4-H Camp at Jacksons Mill. He also speaks about his summer job with the Department of Natural Resources and his involvement in the United Methodist Youth Fellowship when he was young."]%

25. Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBill.AudioInt.12.15.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2020-12-15
Creator:
Hairston, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
4-H clubs, Racism, Storytelling, Segregation in education, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Folklore
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["W.I. Bill Hairston, 71, is a storyteller, old-time musician, and pastor (Westminster Presbyterian Church) living in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in Phenix City, Alabama, and his family moved to Saint Albans, West Virginia in 1960 when he was 11. Through his storytelling, Hairston, as he says in the interview, combines the Appalachian culture that he was exposed to on the Coal River, to the African-American culture that he is a part of. For 35 years, he served as music coordinator at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, and is currently the coordinator of the Vandalia Gatherings West Virginia Liars Contest. Hairston is an active member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, the Kentucky Storytelling Association, and the Ohio Storytelling Network, the National Association of Black Storytellers, and serves as the West Virginia liaison to the National Storytelling Network. He has performed in concerts, festivals, libraries, corporate meetings, conventions and schools throughout the region and the country. In this interview, Hairston speaks about growing up in one of three Black families in the Lick Skillet area of Saint Albans along the Coal River, his interest in and work with rural West Virginia old-time musicians and 4-H camps, his friendship with Frank and Jane George, experiences with racism in West Virginia, and his work and mission as an Appalachian storyteller."]%

26. Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonBillIntTranscript9.10.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of W.I. Bill Hairston
Date:
2019-09-10
Creator:
Hairston, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Storytelling, African Americans--Appalachian Region, School integration, 4-H clubs, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Hairston, Bill, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Racism, Walker, John Homer, Folklore
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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27. Oral history of Dural Miller

Identifier:
4224.MillerDural.AudioInt.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Dural Miller
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Miller, Dural
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Urban gardens, Literacy
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Dural Miller, a Charleston native, is a member of Keep Your Faith Corporation, working with students and families at Mary C. Snow Elementary with urban gardening and social services. Dural speaks about his work and the West Side of Charleston where he grew up.Miller was 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/"]%

28. Transcript of oral history of Dural Miller

Identifier:
4224.MillerDural.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Dural Miller
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Miller, Dural
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Literacy, Urban gardens
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Dural Miller, a Charleston native, is a member of Keep Your Faith Corporation, working with students and families at Mary C. Snow Elementary with urban gardening and social services. Dural speaks about his work and the West Side of Charleston where he grew up.Miller was 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/"]%

29. Portrait of Dural Miller

Identifier:
4224.MillerDural.Photo.001.11.22.19
Title:
Portrait of Dural Miller
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
Urban gardens, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Levi Phillips, 68 at the time of the interview, is a former basketball player from Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in public housing in the Triangle District neighborhood and currently lives on Charlestons West Side. Levi was on the first all-Black integrated basketball team at West Virginia University, and played professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets and the Philadelphia 76ers (his teammates were Wes Unseld and Julius Erving).Justin Phillips, 39, is Levis son, who was also a high school basketball player in West Virginia. He owns Fun Fitness and lives in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston, WV. Justins son was a high school state champion West Virginia basketball player like his grandfather.Levi and Justin Phillips 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/Learn more about Levi Phillips career at WVU:https://wvusports.com/news/2020/12/1/mens-basketball-phillips-basket-a-part-of-wvu-coliseums-golden-history.aspxhttps://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/levi-phillips/12290"]%

30. Transcript of oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips

Identifier:
4224.PhillipsJustinPhillipsLevi.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Phillips, Justin, Phillips, Levi
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African American basketball players, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Basketball, School integration, Urban renewal, Interracial friendship
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Levi Phillips, 68 at the time of the interview, is a former basketball player from Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in public housing in the Triangle District neighborhood and currently lives on Charlestons West Side. Levi was on the first all-Black integrated basketball team at West Virginia University, and played professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets and the Philadelphia 76ers (his teammates were Wes Unseld and Julius Erving).Justin Phillips, 39, is Levis son, who was also a high school basketball player in West Virginia. He owns Fun Fitness and lives in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston, WV. Justins son was a high school state champion West Virginia basketball player like his grandfather.Levi and Justin Phillips 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/Learn more about Levi Phillips career at WVU:https://wvusports.com/news/2020/12/1/mens-basketball-phillips-basket-a-part-of-wvu-coliseums-golden-history.aspxhttps://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/levi-phillips/12290"]%

31. Portrait of Levi Phillips

Identifier:
4224.PhillipsLevi.Photo.11.22.19
Title:
Portrait of Levi Phillips
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
African American basketball players, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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32. Oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips

Identifier:
4224.PhillipsLeviPhillipsJustin.AudioInt.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Phillips, Justin, Phillips, Levi
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Basketball, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Urban renewal, Interracial friendship, School integration, African American basketball players
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

33. Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.002.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston band Marshall Petty and The Groove perform at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Saxophone music (Jazz), Jazz vocals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Unitarian church buildings, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

34. Crystal Good reads at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.003.3.8.17
Title:
Crystal Good reads at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, African American women poets, Folk poetry, American, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

35. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.004.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 1 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On March 8, 2018 the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, West Virginia held their annual River Music Concert Fundraiser with West Virginia artists Lady D (Doris Fields), Kai Haynes, Crystal Good, Jasmine Gray, and Marshall Petty and The Groove. Tickets were $20 and proceeds benefited the UU Church."]%

36. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.005.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 2 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Soul music, Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)