WilliamsGrier Cassette 1 Side 1
Media
Part of Interview: Williams, Lucile & Grier, Leah
Title
WilliamsGrier Cassette 1 Side 1
Source
Lucile Williams & Leah Grier Interview
Date
1990-08-17
Description
Side 1
00:22--Biographical Information
2:40--Their parents were from near the Walhalla, SC area. Their paternal grandparents were Thomas and Fanny Fruster. They can only recall their maternal grandmother Julia. They go on to discuss family photos and give brief account of how they met their husbands.
7:50--Their father Thomas worked at Clemson College in agricultural aspects (horses), while their mother took care of the home. They name their eleven siblings. Jobs available to black men when they were young mostly involved farming and railroad work (they had a brother named Matthew who was killed while working with the railroad). They recall traveling by train to shop at white owned general stores in the Seneca, SC area.
19:18--They were members of Goldenview Baptist Church; their parents were members of Abel Baptist Church. They discuss aspects of "rowdy" camp meetings; they never personally attended. They go on to briefly comment upon their education at local Clemson elementary schools. The school term was only around three months.
31:27--Audio ends.
00:22--Biographical Information
2:40--Their parents were from near the Walhalla, SC area. Their paternal grandparents were Thomas and Fanny Fruster. They can only recall their maternal grandmother Julia. They go on to discuss family photos and give brief account of how they met their husbands.
7:50--Their father Thomas worked at Clemson College in agricultural aspects (horses), while their mother took care of the home. They name their eleven siblings. Jobs available to black men when they were young mostly involved farming and railroad work (they had a brother named Matthew who was killed while working with the railroad). They recall traveling by train to shop at white owned general stores in the Seneca, SC area.
19:18--They were members of Goldenview Baptist Church; their parents were members of Abel Baptist Church. They discuss aspects of "rowdy" camp meetings; they never personally attended. They go on to briefly comment upon their education at local Clemson elementary schools. The school term was only around three months.
31:27--Audio ends.
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