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Black Heritage in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina

Reese Cassette 1 Side 2

Media

Part of Interview: Reese, Bessie

Title

Reese Cassette 1 Side 2

Source

Bessie Reese Interview

Date

1989-12-13

Description

Cassette 1

Side 2

00:07--Camp meetings in Oconee, Pendleton, and Central are recalled. She states that they were usually held in October. She goes on to describe the activities of singing conventions and local church groups. She cannot recall white people ever worshipping alongside blacks. She briefly discusses her 15-year employment with the Clemson Laundry before mentioning a few local doctors.

9:16--Regarding education, Mrs. Reese describes where she attended, the grades she completed, the length of the school day and year, and the fact that her parents could read. She was married after the 5th grade at the age of seventeen.

17:20--Mrs. Reese first describes the books, newspapers, and magazines that were commonly available in her home as a child before making comment on the differences between white and black schools as well as the voting practices of blacks.

33:22--Audio ends.

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