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["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."]%

37. Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.006.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 3 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Soul music, Jazz vocals, Unitarian church buildings
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."]%

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

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.007.3.8.17
Title:
Charleston musician Kai Haynes performs at the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Church's annual River Music Concert, 4 of 4
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Soul music, Jazz vocals, Unitarian church buildings
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."]%

39. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 1 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.008.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 1 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts, Jazz vocals, Rhythm and blues music, Unitarian church buildings
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."]%

40. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 2 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.009.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 2 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, Rhythm and blues music, Jazz vocals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Concerts
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."]%

41. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 3 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.010.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 3 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals, Concerts, Rhythm and blues music, 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."]%

42. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 4 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.011.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 4 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Jazz vocals, Rhythm and blues music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Unitarian church buildings
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."]%

43. Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 5 of 5

Identifier:
4224.RiverMusicConcert.Photo.012.3.8.17
Title:
Lady D performs her one-woman Bessie Smith show as part of the River Music Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, 5 of 5
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Unitarian church buildings, Jazz vocals, Rhythm and blues music, Concerts, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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44. Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
foodways, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Gardening, Urban gardens, Drug addiction--Treatment, Social work with the homeless
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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45. Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Drug addiction--Treatment, Urban gardens, Gardening, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Social work with the homeless, foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Thomas Toliver, 87, at the time of the interview, is an urban gardener of the West Side of Charleston. He works in prisons as a mentor, and has taken in children of incarcerated people through his organization Family Youth in Development Service, Men and Children of Prisoners. In his urban garden, he is particularly interested in working with unhoused people. Toliver grew up working on a plantation-like estate in the Charleston neighborhood of South Hills, where his father was a gardener and chauffeur and his mother was a maid. Toliver 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/"]%

46. Transcript of oral history of Thomas Toliver

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Thomas Toliver
Date:
2018-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
foodways, Social work with the homeless, Gardening, Urban gardens, Drug addiction--Treatment, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Thomas Toliver, 87, at the time of the interview, is an urban gardener of the West Side of Charleston. He works in prisons as a mentor, and has taken in children of incarcerated people through his organization Family Youth in Development Service, Men and Children of Prisoners. In his urban garden, he is particularly interested in working with unhoused people. Toliver grew up working on a plantation-like estate in the Charleston neighborhood of South Hills, where his father was a gardener and chauffeur and his mother was a maid. Toliver 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/"]%

47. Portrait of Thomas Toliver

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.Photo.11.22.19
Title:
Portrait of Thomas Toliver
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Urban gardens, Gardening
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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48. Oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts

Identifier:
4224.WattsMatthew.AudioInt.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Watts, Matthew J.
Contributor:
Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Racism, African Americans--History, Urban renewal, Police brutality--United States, Segregation in education, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African American religious leaders, Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)