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1. Oral history of Leonard Harris, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HarrisLeonard.AudioInt.001.7.20.16
Title:
Oral history of Leonard Harris, 1 of 3
Date:
2016-07-20
Creator:
Harris, Leonard
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--History, Segregation in education, Berkeley County (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Community museums, Martinsburg (W. Va.), and School integration
Location:
Martinsburg (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Leonard Harris, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HarrisLeonard.AudioInt.002.7.20.16
Title:
Oral history of Leonard Harris, 2 of 3
Date:
2016-07-20
Creator:
Harris, Leonard
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Berkeley County (W. Va.), School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African Americans--History, Community museums, Martinsburg (W. Va.), and Segregation in education
Location:
Martinsburg (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Leonard Harris, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.HarrisLeonard.AudioInt.003.7.20.16
Title:
Oral history of Leonard Harris, 3 of 3
Date:
2016-07-20
Creator:
Harris, Leonard
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
School integration, African Americans--History, Community museums, Martinsburg (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Berkeley County (W. Va.), and Segregation in education
Location:
Martinsburg (W. Va.)
["With his wife, Leonard Harris (b. Martinsburg, WV, October 30, 1936) is the co-founder of Sumner-Ramer School African American Museum and Archive in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is an alumnus of Sumner-Ramer, which was the Black school in Berkeley County during segregation. The school closed in 1965, one year after schools in the county were integrated and 10 years after the Brown v. Board ruling. The Sumner-Ramer Museum and Archive is located in a ground-floor room of the school building and contains materials from the school and its alumni, including ephemera, photos, artifacts, portraits, and more."]

4. Transcript of oral history of Leonard Harris

Identifier:
4224.HarrisLeonard.IntTranscript.7.20.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Leonard Harris
Date:
2016-07-20
Creator:
Harris, Leonard
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Martinsburg (W. Va.), Segregation in education, Community museums, African Americans--History, School integration, Berkeley County (W. Va.), and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Martinsburg (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["With his wife, Leonard Harris (b. Martinsburg, WV, 1936) is the co-founder of Sumner-Ramer School African American Museum and Archive in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is an alumnus of Sumner-Ramer, which was the Black school in Berkeley County during segregation. The school closed in 1965, one year after schools in the county were integrated and 10 years after the Brown v. Board ruling. The Sumner-Ramer Museum and Archive is located in a ground-floor room of the school building and contains materials from the school and its alumni, including ephemera, photos, artifacts, portraits, and more."]

5. Leonard Harris at the Sumner-Ramer School African American Museum and Archive in Martinsburg

Identifier:
4224.HarrisLeonard.Photo.001.7.20.16
Title:
Leonard Harris at the Sumner-Ramer School African American Museum and Archive in Martinsburg
Date:
2016-07-20
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Berkeley County (W. Va.), Martinsburg (W. Va.), Community museums, African Americans--History, Segregation in education, School integration, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Martinsburg (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)

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6. Oral history of George Rutherford, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.AudioInt.1.11.7.19
Title:
Oral history of George Rutherford, 1 of 3
Date:
2019-11-07
Creator:
Rutherford, George
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
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
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)

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7. Oral history of George Rutherford, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.AudioInt.2.11.7.19
Title:
Oral history of George Rutherford, 2 of 3
Date:
2019-11-07
Creator:
Rutherford, George
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
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
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)

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8. Oral history of George Rutherford, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.AudioInt.3.11.7.19
Title:
Oral history of George Rutherford, 3 of 3
Date:
2019-11-07
Creator:
Rutherford, George
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
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
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)
["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/"]

9. Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.IntTranscript.11.7.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford
Date:
2017-11-07
Creator:
Rutherford, George
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
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
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)
["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/"]

10. George Rutherford in his Charles Town home

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.Photo.001.11.7.19
Title:
George Rutherford in his Charles Town home
Date:
2019-11-07
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Civil rights movements, and African Americans--History
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)

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11. 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/"]

12. 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.)