BrownL Cassette 1, Side 2
Media
Part of Interview: Brown, Lucinda Reid
Title
BrownL Cassette 1, Side 2
Source
Lucinda Reid Brown Interview
Date
1988-08-15
Description
Cassette 1
Side 2
00:07: Her mother was Polly Butler. She was known in the community as "Aunt Polly." She did domestic work.
2:16: They briefly discuss the Cochran family and their property.
4:55: Mrs. Reid Brown credits the University with many of the opportunities afforded local blacks. She had two sons who were employed at the University.
8:53: Aspects of school life are discussed. She went to school at Abel Church initially, though redistricting of school lines prevented her from continuing there. She can recall a Mr. Dupree teaching there. The black community built a school of their own. Children had to work crops so the school year lasted just a few months a year. Books had to be bought, which was a financial hardship. Her grandparents were illiterate, though her parents could read and write.
16:43: Shopping--Mrs. Reid Brown states that people didn't do a lot of shopping in those days, but on occasion they would visit Seneca or the Boggs and Smith stores locally.
21:44: The post office was located behind the Boggs store. She can remember the Chapman's working there.
23:26: Train travel was utilized for longer trips. A ticket was perhaps $0.20.
24:38: Entertainment--kids made their own fun, from hide-and-go-seek, to drop-the-handkerchief, to just playing around the train depot. Blacks could not attend movies in those days.
26:14: Megginson brings up the story of a Clemson cadet who dated a black woman. Mrs. Reid Brown is surprised that he is aware of this information, but adds that romantic encounters did occur--she will not elaborate further.
27:37: She is a charter member of the local Goldenview Church. She discusses its foundation and the reasons for leaving Abel.
31:53: Audio ends.
Side 2
00:07: Her mother was Polly Butler. She was known in the community as "Aunt Polly." She did domestic work.
2:16: They briefly discuss the Cochran family and their property.
4:55: Mrs. Reid Brown credits the University with many of the opportunities afforded local blacks. She had two sons who were employed at the University.
8:53: Aspects of school life are discussed. She went to school at Abel Church initially, though redistricting of school lines prevented her from continuing there. She can recall a Mr. Dupree teaching there. The black community built a school of their own. Children had to work crops so the school year lasted just a few months a year. Books had to be bought, which was a financial hardship. Her grandparents were illiterate, though her parents could read and write.
16:43: Shopping--Mrs. Reid Brown states that people didn't do a lot of shopping in those days, but on occasion they would visit Seneca or the Boggs and Smith stores locally.
21:44: The post office was located behind the Boggs store. She can remember the Chapman's working there.
23:26: Train travel was utilized for longer trips. A ticket was perhaps $0.20.
24:38: Entertainment--kids made their own fun, from hide-and-go-seek, to drop-the-handkerchief, to just playing around the train depot. Blacks could not attend movies in those days.
26:14: Megginson brings up the story of a Clemson cadet who dated a black woman. Mrs. Reid Brown is surprised that he is aware of this information, but adds that romantic encounters did occur--she will not elaborate further.
27:37: She is a charter member of the local Goldenview Church. She discusses its foundation and the reasons for leaving Abel.
31:53: Audio ends.
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