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Town of Calhoun, South Carolina Oral History Collection

BrownL Cassette 2, Side 2

Media

Part of Interview: Brown, Lucinda Reid

Title

BrownL Cassette 2, Side 2

Source

Lucinda Reid Brown Interview

Date

1988-08-15

Description

Cassette 2

Side 2

00:56: "Aunt" Amelia Hicks lived close to Daniel high school and did domestic work in the local community.

1:56: Jane Prince--Mrs. Reid Brown states that the rumor about her daughter was untrue. She can remember her grandmother telling her that Jane Prince had already had the child by the time she first came to work for Mr. Clemson.

4:55: Aaron and Elmira Boggs lived quite close in proximity to Mrs. Reid Brown. She knew many black individuals that were sharecroppers on his land. Macrina Campbell is another local individual who owned a large portion of land. Mrs. Reid Brown can remember seeing an elderly Macrina Campbell sitting on her front porch and smoking a pipe.

9:05: Holidays--Christmas was very special to children; they would set out stockings and on Christmas morning find them filled with fruits, candy, and nuts. She cannot recall having a Christmas tree in those days. On the Fourth of July, the local men would play baseball.

11:12: Megginson thanks Mrs. Reid Brown for the interview.

11:30: Audio ends.

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