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- 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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- 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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- 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/"]](/thumb/4224RutherfordGeorgeIntTranscript11719 "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.)
