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Black Heritage in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina

White Cassette 1 Side 1

Media

Part of Interview: White, Eldora

Title

White Cassette 1 Side 1

Source

Eldora White Interview

Date

1990-03-20

Description

Cassette 1

Side 1

00:17--Biographical Information

1:04--Her maternal grandparents were Abraham and Carolyn Milliner (she died in 1908). Abraham married twice after her death: Daisy Walker and Florence Thompson.

3:23--White recalls aunts on the Reese side who lived in the Clemson area: Carrie, Maggie, and Lula.

5:22--Mrs. White's family was from the Seneca, Clemson, and Pendleton areas.

8:30--Her family is buried at King's Chapel AME Church.

12:14--White's father was a blacksmith; her mother was a teacher at the Central, Oak Grove, and Rosenwald Schools (she attended SC State). Her grandfather did farming related work.

15:08--Mrs. White lived in New York from 1928-1964; after which she returned to SC in order to take care of family and help run a café.

17:10--She had an uncle named Eddie Milliner who worked on the railroad; he was killed in some type of accident [White does not elaborate].

18:20--White makes short comment on a variety of topics: common employment opportunities for black men and women such as grocery store delivery, blacksmith-related work, railroad, teaching, and jobs at Clemson College. She goes on to discuss shopping at Hunter's Store, buying and making clothing, raising vegetables and livestock, aspects of furniture that was passed down through the generations, and her uncle Eddie who was sent overseas to fight in World War I.

31:24--Audio ends.

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