Gassaway Cassette 3 Side 2
Media
Part of Interview: Gassaway, Alice
Title
Gassaway Cassette 3 Side 2
Source
Alice Gassaway Interview
Date
1989-12-02
Description
Cassette 3
Side 2
00:00--Her father had four hound dogs. They were not pets; she was not allowed to play with them.
0:35--Two individuals that she liked and admired were Carrie Arthur and the wife of one of the local preachers named Katie. The two were always involved in church activities and strove to always help the needy. Miss Gassaway always tried to live up to the example they had set.
5:05--Miss Gassaway thought nothing of being black. She has always enjoyed living in Seneca and her relationships with whites and blacks has been rewarding. She admits that this outlook is in sharp contrast to her father, who disliked whites immensely. This attitude likely was born out of the incident in which his brother was forced to leave Anderson, SC by the Ku Klux Klan. Her mother was much more understanding and got along with whites quite well.
8:45--Miss Gassaway names her fifteen siblings: Lula, Minnie, Lena, Hattie, Mamie, Carrie, Annie, Alice, Waymon, Milton, Larkin, Jr., Clarence, Charlie, Sylvester, and Lafayette (?).
12:40--If she had the opportunity to live her life over again, Miss Gassaway would not change a thing. She had good relations with whites, a good childhood, and good friends.
14:14--Altogether, Miss Gassaway was an educator for thirty-eight years. She retired in 1970.
15:40--Harrell thanks Miss Gassaway for the interview.
15:55--Audio ends.
Side 2
00:00--Her father had four hound dogs. They were not pets; she was not allowed to play with them.
0:35--Two individuals that she liked and admired were Carrie Arthur and the wife of one of the local preachers named Katie. The two were always involved in church activities and strove to always help the needy. Miss Gassaway always tried to live up to the example they had set.
5:05--Miss Gassaway thought nothing of being black. She has always enjoyed living in Seneca and her relationships with whites and blacks has been rewarding. She admits that this outlook is in sharp contrast to her father, who disliked whites immensely. This attitude likely was born out of the incident in which his brother was forced to leave Anderson, SC by the Ku Klux Klan. Her mother was much more understanding and got along with whites quite well.
8:45--Miss Gassaway names her fifteen siblings: Lula, Minnie, Lena, Hattie, Mamie, Carrie, Annie, Alice, Waymon, Milton, Larkin, Jr., Clarence, Charlie, Sylvester, and Lafayette (?).
12:40--If she had the opportunity to live her life over again, Miss Gassaway would not change a thing. She had good relations with whites, a good childhood, and good friends.
14:14--Altogether, Miss Gassaway was an educator for thirty-eight years. She retired in 1970.
15:40--Harrell thanks Miss Gassaway for the interview.
15:55--Audio ends.
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