Rutledge Cassette 3 Side 1
Media
Part of Interview: Rutledge, James D.
Title
Rutledge Cassette 3 Side 1
Source
James D. Rutledge Interview
Date
1990-08-14
Description
Cassette 3
Side 1
00:15--Civic groups such as the WMWA, Freemasons, and Eastern Star were important community benefactors. Black/white relationships in the Seneca area were generally good in his opinion. He is aware of the lynching of Allen Green of Walhalla. There was some friction between the black and mulatto communities because the mulattos "acted white," and sometimes felt they were entitled to more privileges than blacks.
12:29--Rutledge details trips to Anderson and Greenville, SC, most often in order to shop or attend parades. Common celebrations and holidays included Fourth of July baseball games and picnics, as well as gift giving during Christmas and birthdays. Other popular community events included square dancing and cake walks.
22:00--Rutledge compares the relationships between whites and blacks in the Seneca area to that of surrounding locales. He feels that in general, the communities have gotten along better in Seneca than in other areas, perhaps because of the elevated educational level of most of the black population, thanks in large part to the efforts of Seneca Jr. College. He goes on to recount his mother's work as a local midwife, and some of his father's most prized possessions. Rutledge states the reasons why his mother was his most admired adult.
31:40--Audio ends.
Side 1
00:15--Civic groups such as the WMWA, Freemasons, and Eastern Star were important community benefactors. Black/white relationships in the Seneca area were generally good in his opinion. He is aware of the lynching of Allen Green of Walhalla. There was some friction between the black and mulatto communities because the mulattos "acted white," and sometimes felt they were entitled to more privileges than blacks.
12:29--Rutledge details trips to Anderson and Greenville, SC, most often in order to shop or attend parades. Common celebrations and holidays included Fourth of July baseball games and picnics, as well as gift giving during Christmas and birthdays. Other popular community events included square dancing and cake walks.
22:00--Rutledge compares the relationships between whites and blacks in the Seneca area to that of surrounding locales. He feels that in general, the communities have gotten along better in Seneca than in other areas, perhaps because of the elevated educational level of most of the black population, thanks in large part to the efforts of Seneca Jr. College. He goes on to recount his mother's work as a local midwife, and some of his father's most prized possessions. Rutledge states the reasons why his mother was his most admired adult.
31:40--Audio ends.
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