Portrait of Dem 2 Brothers grill master Ron Blanks
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
African American cooking, Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways, Restaurants--United States, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Barbecuing
Festivals, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Charles Town (W. Va.), African American cooking, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Gospel music, Civil rights movements, African Americans--History, Juneteenth, and Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
African American cooking, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African Americans--History, Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859, Juneteenth, Gospel music, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Charles Town (W. Va.), and Festivals
Charles Town (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Civil rights movements, Juneteenth, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Festivals, African Americans--History, African American cooking, Gospel music, and Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859, Gospel music, African American cooking, Charles Town (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Civil rights movements, Juneteenth, Festivals, and African Americans--History
African American cooking, Restaurateurs, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Barbecuing, African American football players, Restaurants--United States, foodways, and Football players
Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley and Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Barbecuing, foodways, African American football players, Restaurateurs, African American cooking, Restaurants--United States, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
African American cooking, Restaurants--United States, foodways, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Women service industries workers, Barbecuing, and Restaurateurs
![["Ron Blanks is the grill master at Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill restaurant on Charleston's West Side. Blanks was photographed by producer 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/"]](/thumb/4224BlanksRonPhoto001112219 "Portrait of Dem 2 Brothers grill master Ron Blanks")
![["George Rutherford (b. October 1935) is a native and resident of Charles Town, West Virginia. He has been the president of the Jefferson County NAACP since 1972 and is involved in the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society as well as the restoration of the Web Blessing House [John Blessing was a friend of John Browns and recipient of his Bible] in Charles Town. He spoke about his work preserving local Black history, and the events and projects of the local NAACP including a Juneteenth Celebration, Black Heritage Festival, soul food tasting, and marches.Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society: https://www.jcblackhistory.org/"]](/thumb/4224RutherfordGeorgeIntTranscript11719 "Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford")
![["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/"]](/thumb/4224WrightAdrianPhoto001112219 "Portrait of Adrian Wright")
![["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/"]](/thumb/4224WrightAshleyPhoto001112219 "Portrait of Ashley Wright")