Cassette 3 Side 2
Media
Part of Allen Code Interview
Identifier
3:2
Title
Cassette 3 Side 2
Type
Interview
Source
Allen Code Interview, April 20, 1989; June 1990
Rights
Description
Cassette 3
Side 2
00:19--Educational issues continue to be discussed including his time on the Wofford Board of Trustees.
2:00--Newspapers/reading materials in his household as a youth included The Pittsburgh Courier and The State.
3:25--Differences between white and black schools are discussed.
12:20--The "Code" surname--the Code surname was originally spelled "Cord." Because of regional dialects, the family despite the spelling always pronounced the name "Code." Mr. Code took it upon himself to have the spelling of the name changed in order to avoid confusion. He is unaware of how the family surname originated or its significance.
18:30--He learned "the hard way" about how whites sometimes treated blacks. He admits to being a proud and independent young man whose confident attitude sometimes led to trouble with whites. Mr. Code relates a lengthy story of his youth as a worker in Florida, and the troubles he experienced with his white overseer.
31:46--Audio ends.
Side 2
00:19--Educational issues continue to be discussed including his time on the Wofford Board of Trustees.
2:00--Newspapers/reading materials in his household as a youth included The Pittsburgh Courier and The State.
3:25--Differences between white and black schools are discussed.
12:20--The "Code" surname--the Code surname was originally spelled "Cord." Because of regional dialects, the family despite the spelling always pronounced the name "Code." Mr. Code took it upon himself to have the spelling of the name changed in order to avoid confusion. He is unaware of how the family surname originated or its significance.
18:30--He learned "the hard way" about how whites sometimes treated blacks. He admits to being a proud and independent young man whose confident attitude sometimes led to trouble with whites. Mr. Code relates a lengthy story of his youth as a worker in Florida, and the troubles he experienced with his white overseer.
31:46--Audio ends.