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13. Oral history of Sarah Boyd Little

Identifier:
4224.LittleSarahBoyd.AudioInt.3.16.18
Title:
Oral history of Sarah Boyd Little
Date:
2018-03-16
Creator:
Little, Sarah Boyd
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Faulkes, Eve
Subject:
Racism, Interracial friendship, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, Gospel music, Coal mines and mining, Community museums, and Working class families
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Sarah Boyd Little, 94, is an African American gospel singer who grew up in Scots Run, West Virginia. When she was in high school, Littles choir sang for President Roosevelt at the White House. Little still performs in the group Al Anderson and Friends, and is active in the Scots Run community. I spoke with her and West Virginia University art professor Eve Faulkes at Faulkes home in Morgantown. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

14. Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little

Identifier:
4224.LittleSarahBoyd.IntTranscript.3.16.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little
Date:
2018-03-16
Creator:
Little, Sarah Boyd
Contributor:
Faulkes, Eve and Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class families, Community museums, Interracial friendship, Coal mines and mining, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Gospel music, and Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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15. Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MarshallCharlene.AudioInt.001.3.23.19
Title:
Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 1 of 3
Date:
2019-03-23
Creator:
Marshall, Charlene
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Civil rights movements, Knitters (Persons), Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Morgantown (W. Va.), and African American women politicians
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)

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16. Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MarshallCharlene.AudioInt.002.3.23.19
Title:
Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 2 of 3
Date:
2019-03-23
Creator:
Marshall, Charlene
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African American women politicians, Racism, School integration, Morgantown (W. Va.), Civil rights movements, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Knitters (Persons)
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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17. Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MarshallCharlene.AudioInt.003.3.23.19
Title:
Oral history of Charlene Marshall, 3 of 3
Date:
2019-03-23
Creator:
Marshall, Charlene
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African American women politicians, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Racism, Civil rights movements, Knitters (Persons), School integration, and Morgantown (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)
["Charlene (Jennings) Marshall Charlene (Jennings) Marshall (b. September 17, 1949) is a native of Osage, West Virginia in Scotts Run. She was the first African American woman mayor in Morgantown and all of West Virginia, serving from 1991-1998. She was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 44th District from 1998-2002 and 2004 until 2014. In this interview she speaks about growing up in Osage, her term as mayor, and experiences as an activist in the civil rights movement in Morgantown. She also showed pictures of an exhibit she has been working on, The African American Experience in Morgantown. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

18. Transcript of oral history of Charlene Marshall

Identifier:
4224.MarshallCharlene.IntTranscript.3.23.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Charlene Marshall
Date:
2019-03-23
Creator:
Marshall, Charlene
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Civil rights movements, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Knitters (Persons), Racism, African American women politicians, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Morgantown (W. Va.)
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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19. 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, and Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Racism, African American religious leaders, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, School integration, African Americans--History, Segregation in education, Urban renewal, and 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/"]

20. Transcript of oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts

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:
Henkin, Aaron, Patrick, Wendel, and Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--History, African American religious leaders, Racism, Segregation in education, Urban renewal, School integration, Police brutality--United States, Charleston (W. Va.), and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)