WalkerT Cassette 1 Side 1
Media
Part of Interview: Walker, T. C.
Title
WalkerT Cassette 1 Side 1
Source
T.C. Walker Interview
Date
1990-01-03
Description
Side 1
00:15--Biographical Information.
00:55--He can recall that family and friends knew his maternal grandfather as "Uncle Jack."
1:43--Mr. Walker's family rented their home in a sharecropping agreement; he cannot recall the landowner's name.
2:12--Slavery--there really wasn't much talk regarding this issue; his sister [older?] told him stories that his grandfather told her [specifics not provided].
3:35--Burial locations of family members.
6:08--His parents sharecropping work.
7:20--Employment opportunities for blacks were limited; blacks weren't allowed to work in the local mills. Most did farming-related work.
9:35--His family shopped at a general store in Westminster, SC. Clothing items were both made and store-bought. The family raised most of its own food through the utilization of livestock and gardening.
13:46--Family talents?
15:42--Hard times/good times?--there were more discussions of hard times when he was a youth; he shares a few stories regarding crops and dealing with whites.
21:14--Flu epidemic of 1917-1918--neither he nor his sister got ill during this time; most of his other family members did, however. He cannot recall anyone from his family dying as a result though.
22:42--Mr. Walker recalls family members who served in World War I.
23:42--Church/religious affiliation--his immediate family attended Ozion Baptist Church; he goes on to name other local churches that other members of his family attended. He recalls camp meetings in Seneca, Pendleton, and Central, as well as singing conventions.
28:14--Education--Mr. Walker attended a school in Westminster, SC. He thinks his parents attended a school somewhere in Anderson County.
32:48--Audio ends.
00:15--Biographical Information.
00:55--He can recall that family and friends knew his maternal grandfather as "Uncle Jack."
1:43--Mr. Walker's family rented their home in a sharecropping agreement; he cannot recall the landowner's name.
2:12--Slavery--there really wasn't much talk regarding this issue; his sister [older?] told him stories that his grandfather told her [specifics not provided].
3:35--Burial locations of family members.
6:08--His parents sharecropping work.
7:20--Employment opportunities for blacks were limited; blacks weren't allowed to work in the local mills. Most did farming-related work.
9:35--His family shopped at a general store in Westminster, SC. Clothing items were both made and store-bought. The family raised most of its own food through the utilization of livestock and gardening.
13:46--Family talents?
15:42--Hard times/good times?--there were more discussions of hard times when he was a youth; he shares a few stories regarding crops and dealing with whites.
21:14--Flu epidemic of 1917-1918--neither he nor his sister got ill during this time; most of his other family members did, however. He cannot recall anyone from his family dying as a result though.
22:42--Mr. Walker recalls family members who served in World War I.
23:42--Church/religious affiliation--his immediate family attended Ozion Baptist Church; he goes on to name other local churches that other members of his family attended. He recalls camp meetings in Seneca, Pendleton, and Central, as well as singing conventions.
28:14--Education--Mr. Walker attended a school in Westminster, SC. He thinks his parents attended a school somewhere in Anderson County.
32:48--Audio ends.
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