Cassette 2 Side 2
Media
Part of Cornelia Alexander Interview
Identifier
2:2
Title
Cassette 2 Side 2
Type
Interview
Source
Cornelia Alexander Interview, January 30, 1990
Rights
Description
Cassette 2
Side 2
00:31--Mrs. Alexander discusses her sibling's education. Ben graduated from Hampton College and he married but he had no children. Madeline graduated from Mars College; she spoke at her graduation. She was the first in the family to attend college in 1922. She taught briefly at Chapel Hill but felt that the pay was not enough. She lived in New York for a while but eventually moved back to Atlanta. JB was in WWI and he finished his schooling in eighth grade, which was as far as one could go. He is married and has nine children. He is a mechanic. Amelia went to Hampton College, but did not finish. She moved to New York and lived there until her death.
6:56--Books/newspapers--Mrs. Alexander explains that the only thing to read at home besides your school books were the newspapers her father would get. The Grit and the Anderson paper were a few of them. The bible was a very important book in the home as well.
9:49--Differences between white and black schools--whites had newer, nicer schools. They attended longer semesters and had many more teachers. The black schools did not improve until a white Jewish man named Rosenwald helped improve schools for blacks.
11:59--Ms. Alexander explains how there were not any specific organized educational groups per se, but there were many others. The PBA society and the Mason societies were a few. There was also the Art Fellows, which her father was a member of; this was a group of men and women who met on a regular schedule. Most of the groups met once a month at the church, a hall, or another location.
14:50--It was not until the 1940s when blacks were allowed to vote in the area.
16:20--Mrs. Alexander discusses how her ancestors were involved with slavery. Treatment of slaves depended on the master. There was a slave trading post down the street from Alexander's house. The owners would look for healthy teeth, strong bones, and personality.
22:35--Mrs. Alexander explains how black people were treated differently by law enforcement, more so then than now.
23:15--Alexander states how family life is different today than it was a few years ago. People would get married, stay together, be happy, and raise a family. They would not separate. Black and whites mixed in the dating scene in the old days, but it is more likely to happen today.
27:28--Mrs. Alexander's mother and father both had traces of Native American ancestry (Cherokee). Alexander would occasionally run across Native American graves in her father's cotton field when she was younger.
30:10--Alexander did not travel to Greenville until her early twenties; she traveled to Anderson very rarely. She first traveled to Anderson by train in order to attend her school's field day events.
32:07--Mrs. Alexander recalls that her easiest job was in Charleston, South Carolina; she was a chambermaid for a very wealthy couple. She took care of duties in the second story of the house.
32:45--Audio ends.
Side 2
00:31--Mrs. Alexander discusses her sibling's education. Ben graduated from Hampton College and he married but he had no children. Madeline graduated from Mars College; she spoke at her graduation. She was the first in the family to attend college in 1922. She taught briefly at Chapel Hill but felt that the pay was not enough. She lived in New York for a while but eventually moved back to Atlanta. JB was in WWI and he finished his schooling in eighth grade, which was as far as one could go. He is married and has nine children. He is a mechanic. Amelia went to Hampton College, but did not finish. She moved to New York and lived there until her death.
6:56--Books/newspapers--Mrs. Alexander explains that the only thing to read at home besides your school books were the newspapers her father would get. The Grit and the Anderson paper were a few of them. The bible was a very important book in the home as well.
9:49--Differences between white and black schools--whites had newer, nicer schools. They attended longer semesters and had many more teachers. The black schools did not improve until a white Jewish man named Rosenwald helped improve schools for blacks.
11:59--Ms. Alexander explains how there were not any specific organized educational groups per se, but there were many others. The PBA society and the Mason societies were a few. There was also the Art Fellows, which her father was a member of; this was a group of men and women who met on a regular schedule. Most of the groups met once a month at the church, a hall, or another location.
14:50--It was not until the 1940s when blacks were allowed to vote in the area.
16:20--Mrs. Alexander discusses how her ancestors were involved with slavery. Treatment of slaves depended on the master. There was a slave trading post down the street from Alexander's house. The owners would look for healthy teeth, strong bones, and personality.
22:35--Mrs. Alexander explains how black people were treated differently by law enforcement, more so then than now.
23:15--Alexander states how family life is different today than it was a few years ago. People would get married, stay together, be happy, and raise a family. They would not separate. Black and whites mixed in the dating scene in the old days, but it is more likely to happen today.
27:28--Mrs. Alexander's mother and father both had traces of Native American ancestry (Cherokee). Alexander would occasionally run across Native American graves in her father's cotton field when she was younger.
30:10--Alexander did not travel to Greenville until her early twenties; she traveled to Anderson very rarely. She first traveled to Anderson by train in order to attend her school's field day events.
32:07--Mrs. Alexander recalls that her easiest job was in Charleston, South Carolina; she was a chambermaid for a very wealthy couple. She took care of duties in the second story of the house.
32:45--Audio ends.