Washington Cassette 2 Side 2
Media
Part of Interview: Washington, George H., Sr.
Title
Washington Cassette 2 Side 2
Source
George H. Washington, Sr. Interview
Date
1989-11-14, 1989-11-15
Description
Cassette 2
Side 2
00:00--Mr. Washington was never taught to be wary of whites; the relationships were cordial in his experience.
00:28--Lynching--there was one near Starr, SC when he was young. The last one he heard about happened to Mr. Green of Walhalla, SC in the 1930's.
1:15--Law enforcement officials were not always fair in their treatment of blacks.
1:53--Marriage relationships--in his grandparents day, the man was the head of the household.
2:20--Romantic/sexual relationships between whites and blacks were not openly discussed. He knew individuals who could, and occasionally did, pass for white.
6:52--Mr. Washington discusses aspects of holidays and celebrations such as July 4th, Emancipation Day, and Christmas.
10:34--He greatly admired his grandparents and parents equally; they prayed for him and looked after him during times of sickness (he was ill with pneumonia at least 4 times as a child).
12:15--Despite that fact that he received Master's degrees in two fields, he wishes that his early education had been better.
13:16--Regarding the foundation of New Hope Baptist Church; the records were destroyed in a fire.
14:24--The Cox and Washington families have remained close since freedom came after the Civil War. Many of the descendants of the Cox family still live in Belton, SC.
18:38--Mr. Washington again praises the education that places like Seneca Institute offered blacks and revisits the controversy surrounding the establishment of the Oconee County Training School.
25:40--Aspects of his wife's teaching career are briefly discussed.
31:27--Audio ends.
Side 2
00:00--Mr. Washington was never taught to be wary of whites; the relationships were cordial in his experience.
00:28--Lynching--there was one near Starr, SC when he was young. The last one he heard about happened to Mr. Green of Walhalla, SC in the 1930's.
1:15--Law enforcement officials were not always fair in their treatment of blacks.
1:53--Marriage relationships--in his grandparents day, the man was the head of the household.
2:20--Romantic/sexual relationships between whites and blacks were not openly discussed. He knew individuals who could, and occasionally did, pass for white.
6:52--Mr. Washington discusses aspects of holidays and celebrations such as July 4th, Emancipation Day, and Christmas.
10:34--He greatly admired his grandparents and parents equally; they prayed for him and looked after him during times of sickness (he was ill with pneumonia at least 4 times as a child).
12:15--Despite that fact that he received Master's degrees in two fields, he wishes that his early education had been better.
13:16--Regarding the foundation of New Hope Baptist Church; the records were destroyed in a fire.
14:24--The Cox and Washington families have remained close since freedom came after the Civil War. Many of the descendants of the Cox family still live in Belton, SC.
18:38--Mr. Washington again praises the education that places like Seneca Institute offered blacks and revisits the controversy surrounding the establishment of the Oconee County Training School.
25:40--Aspects of his wife's teaching career are briefly discussed.
31:27--Audio ends.
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