Vance Cassette 3 Side 1
Media
Part of Interview: Vance, Lucille
Title
Vance Cassette 3 Side 1
Source
Lucille Vance Interview
Date
1990-07-04
Description
Cassette 3
Side 1
00:15--In her opinion, black life in the Pendleton, SC area "...was very good."
1:00--Her grandmother prized making grape jelly and wine, growing potted flowers, and harvesting peaches, apples, and cherries.
5:00--Family talents--her parents were considered very talented singers; her father led the church choir and could also play the organ.
7:30--She always admired her grandfather; he would always bring the kids a surprise whenever he purchased items at the general store. She liked Laura Keasler and Suzy Walker Riley as a youth.
11:32--She recalls happy childhood moments at her Aunt Cindy's house.
12:32--Mrs. Vance thought nothing of being black or being around whites; she played with whites as a child. A white girl named Maria Shaw was particularly close. She died at a young age; it deeply saddened Mrs. Vance.
16:15--Mrs. Vance feels that she has had a good life, and been blessed with a good family. She was married to her husband Walter for 60 years. She talks at length about how they first met, their courtship, marriage, and the first house they lived in.
22:05--Mrs. Vance talks about Sally Walker's marriage, which was the first wedding she attended.
25:24--Audio ends.
Side 1
00:15--In her opinion, black life in the Pendleton, SC area "...was very good."
1:00--Her grandmother prized making grape jelly and wine, growing potted flowers, and harvesting peaches, apples, and cherries.
5:00--Family talents--her parents were considered very talented singers; her father led the church choir and could also play the organ.
7:30--She always admired her grandfather; he would always bring the kids a surprise whenever he purchased items at the general store. She liked Laura Keasler and Suzy Walker Riley as a youth.
11:32--She recalls happy childhood moments at her Aunt Cindy's house.
12:32--Mrs. Vance thought nothing of being black or being around whites; she played with whites as a child. A white girl named Maria Shaw was particularly close. She died at a young age; it deeply saddened Mrs. Vance.
16:15--Mrs. Vance feels that she has had a good life, and been blessed with a good family. She was married to her husband Walter for 60 years. She talks at length about how they first met, their courtship, marriage, and the first house they lived in.
22:05--Mrs. Vance talks about Sally Walker's marriage, which was the first wedding she attended.
25:24--Audio ends.
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