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- 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."]](/thumb/4224MarshallCharleneIntTranscript32319 "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.)
![["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"]](/thumb/4224PhillipsJustinPhillipsLeviIntTranscript112219 "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, Levi and Phillips, Justin
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Urban renewal, Interracial friendship, Charleston (W. Va.), Basketball, and African American basketball players
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PhillipsLeviPhillipsJustin.AudioInt.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Phillips, Justin and Phillips, Levi
- Contributor:
- Henkin, Aaron and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Basketball, African American basketball players, Urban renewal, Charleston (W. Va.), School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Interracial friendship
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- 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/"]](/thumb/4224WattsMatthewIntTranscript112219 "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.)
