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["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]%

61. Panel of an art quilt by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.005.11.8.17
Title:
Panel of an art quilt by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Quilting, African American quilts, Quiltmakers, Art quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]%

62. Portrait of quilter Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.006.11.8.17
Title:
Portrait of quilter Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African American quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]%

63. Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelres.Photo.001.11.8.17
Title:
Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson
Date:
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, Art quilts, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African American quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)

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64. 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:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.), School integration, African American women politicians, Civil rights movements, Morgantown (W. Va.), Racism, Knitters (Persons)
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.), Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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65. 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 Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.), African American women politicians, Knitters (Persons), School integration, Civil rights movements, Morgantown (W. Va.), Racism
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.), Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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66. 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:
School integration, Civil rights movements, Knitters (Persons), Morgantown (W. Va.), African American women politicians, Racism, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), 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."]%

67. 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:
Morgantown (W. Va.), Knitters (Persons), School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Civil rights movements, Racism, African American women politicians, Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Morgantown (W. Va.)

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68. 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/"]%

69. 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/"]%

70. 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.)
["Doris Fields aka Lady D of Beckley led an apprenticeship in blues and Black gospel with Xavier Oglesby of Beckley as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Xavier OglesbyBeckley, WVXavier Oglesby, a Beckley native, was raised in the black Pentecostal church, learning gospel music from his family. From 1997 to 2003, he hosted 545 Live, a gospel music radio show on Beckleys WJLS in Beckley. From 1997 to 2002 he was an actor and singer at Theatre West Virginia. He recently narrated voice-overs for the National Park Service New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. He currently works as a corrections officer.See our feature on Fields apprenticeship with Oglesby here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/"]%

71. Artist profile of Xavier Oglesby

Identifier:
4224.OglesbyXavier.ArtistProfile.6.19.18
Title:
Artist profile of Xavier Oglesby
Date:
2018-06-19
Creator:
Oglesby, Xavier
Subject:
Gospel music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Rhythm and blues music, Apprenticeship programs, Soul music
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.), Raleigh County (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"]%

72. 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.)