KeaslerL Cassette 2 Side 1
Media
Part of Interview: Keasler, Laura
Title
KeaslerL Cassette 2 Side 1
Source
Laura Keasler Interview
Date
1990-07-20
Description
Cassette 2
Side 1
00:00--Keasler discusses some of the very large white-owned farms in Anderson County and the agricultural collapse of sorts that occurred in the 1920's. She discusses her husbands mixed race family and sheds light on social aspects that arose out of such situations. She goes on to recall local events such as hot suppers, church activities, the county fair, and going to the movies.
9:29--Mrs. Keasler recalls her marriage to her husband Henry in 1928 when she was 16 years of age in addition to giving background information on his family. She discusses the treatment of mulattos by whites, aspects of her courtship and marriage, better employment opportunities in the north, and her and her husbands work experience.
19:55--Mrs. Keasler and her family moved to New York in 1940. She lived in Brooklyn and worked in New York City during this time. Wages were much better in the north than in the south during those years. She discusses domestic work in both the north and south, churches she attended while living up north, black entertainment, working on 125th Street, and the differences in educational opportunities in the north and south.
30:33--Audio ends.
Side 1
00:00--Keasler discusses some of the very large white-owned farms in Anderson County and the agricultural collapse of sorts that occurred in the 1920's. She discusses her husbands mixed race family and sheds light on social aspects that arose out of such situations. She goes on to recall local events such as hot suppers, church activities, the county fair, and going to the movies.
9:29--Mrs. Keasler recalls her marriage to her husband Henry in 1928 when she was 16 years of age in addition to giving background information on his family. She discusses the treatment of mulattos by whites, aspects of her courtship and marriage, better employment opportunities in the north, and her and her husbands work experience.
19:55--Mrs. Keasler and her family moved to New York in 1940. She lived in Brooklyn and worked in New York City during this time. Wages were much better in the north than in the south during those years. She discusses domestic work in both the north and south, churches she attended while living up north, black entertainment, working on 125th Street, and the differences in educational opportunities in the north and south.
30:33--Audio ends.
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