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Below is a sample of the post that you should create for your oral history interview. It should be divided into the abstract, research (with sources), and the transcript. All of these portions will be put in the "Write Text" portion of the post. I suggest that you type up everything in a Google Doc first and then copy/paste it here in the event that there is a problem saving the post. Your audio file should be uploaded through the "Upload Media" tab. If you encounter any problems, see me ASAP to resolve them.

The example below comes from an oral history found at:

http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/13824/rec/1

Abstract

In this interview, Floyd Alston and his mother, Ethel Thorpe Alston, remember their lives in Granville County, North Carolina. Floyd and Ethel trace their family lines, some of which lead to slaves, others to sharecroppers, some to brothers and sisters who died, still others to factory workers. This interview offers more information on the Alston and Thorpe families than it does about African Americans’ lives in the rural South generally, but it does offer some revealing insights into racial identity and the struggles of post-emancipation African Americans to find economic and social security.


​Research

After the end of slavery, many African Americans were drawn into sharecropping. Without land of their own, former slaves raised crops on land owned by whites in exchange for a share of the profits. Sharecroppers generally purchased all of their supplies on credit from the landowner and usually found themselves still in debt once the crops were sold. “As that deficit grew, he [the sharecropper] found it impossible to escape from his situation by legal means.” Sharecroppers often ate a poor diet, suffered ill health, and lacked the freedom to choose a new path for themselves. In the interview, Floyd Alston references his grandfather’s experiences with sharecropping. Somewhat unusually, Alston’s grandfather did not come to this practice after emancipation. Rather, he was born in New York and moved to the South later. He managed to leave sharecropping by getting work in a mill.

Sources

  • http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brown/sharecropping.htm
  • http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/sharecropping/
  • http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/t/te009.html

Transcript

Interview with ETHEL THORPE ALSTON and FLOYD ALSTON, JR.

29 NOVEMBER 1995

JAMES EDDIE McCOY: The date is November the 29th, 1995. I’m visiting with Floyd Alston, Jr. His mother Mrs. Ethel Thorpe Alston. The address is 201 First Street. Mr. Floyd Alston's birthday is 6-15-1933. Age sixty two. Mrs. Ethel Thorpe Alston's birthday is April 29th, 1916. Mrs. Austin, what area that you growed up in?

ETA: Well, uh, we were raised up most around in the county.

EM: But when you was a kid, you came up in Tar River Station? 

ETA: No, that's when.........????????? Uh, two years, or three years, you know people you used to farm one year and move to another farm. 

EM: Were your parents sharecroppers?

ETA: Uh-huh. 

EM: What was your daddy's name?

ETA: Ather Thorpe 

EM: What? 

ETA: Ather. 

EM: Ather. 

ETA: Ather Thorpe. 

EM: Ather Thorpe. Where did he come from?

ETA: He must have come back.........??????????????? 

EM: What about your mother's name, what was her name? 

ETA: Pearl Thorpe 

EM: What was her name before she was a Thorpe?


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Interview

Posted by Alisa Foster in African American History - Roy - A on

Abstract


In this interview, Michael Kalman remembers his life as a young adult back in the 1950s-1960’. He speaks about how he was affected by the racial conflicts during that time period. He talks about his wife and how she was racial affected by others. He speaks about the struggles of the late 1900’s because of inequality.


Research:

Housing Segregation is the practice of denying African American or other minority groups equal access to housing through the process of misinformation, denial of reality and financing services, and racial steering. Roughly 40 percent of black students attend schools that are more than 90 percent minority, up from 34 percent 20 years ago. The existence of isolated and racially segregated housing has preserved racial mistrust, furthering ignorant stereotypes that inhibit our society from attaining true racial equality.



Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Segregation

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/03/26/26rothstein_ep.h33.html

http://dev.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/Vol141/seit.htm


Transcript:

AF: Thursday, May 22, 2014 I am interviewing, state your name

MK: Michael Kalman

AF: hello, how are you today?

MK: I am just fine, and how are you?

AF: I’m good, thank you!

AF: When were you born?

MK: August 8th 1944

AF: And Where?

MK: Pennsylvania

AF:what race are you and how did your race play a role in the civil rights?

MK:I am caucasian and my race was split on the civil rights issue because a lot of caucasians were bigoted and some were more enlightened and not bigoted.

AF: okay,  what are the main points you remember about the civil rights?

MK: the obstruction that minorities encountered, education, government, and housing along with bigotry they faced every day and certainly the protests that happened in the 1960’s. Those are what are stuck in my memory.

AF: Have you had any  experiences with discrimination?

MK: as a matter of fact i think I have, because when i was married to a woman who was hispanic and black, we were going to buy a house, so we went to the realtor and he was going to take us to see some homes. ANd we did. But he took us to the junkiest side of South-west Philadelphia I ever seen, the most dilapidated homes. The only reason why he did that was because he seen my wife.

AF: How did that make you feel?

MK: That made me feel angry a little bit and decided to go find some other relator.

AF: Okay, and where did you go to school?

MK: High school?

AF: Yeah

MK: In Uniontown, PA.

AF: What was it called?

MK: St. John’s high school

AF: Was it a segregated school?

MK: No, we had a few black students

AF: Who were some famous people during the civil rights movement?

MK: Certainly Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, but there were many others

AF: What did you hear about MLK him?

MK: That he was a minister down South, he was a leader of the civil rights movement and he did a lot.

AF:How did you feel when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated?

MK: I was stunned, but in a way not surprised because he lived a dangerous life.

AF:Growing up during segregation, can you recall an early incident when you recognized a difference of treatment on account of color?

MK: Basically when i was young housing was segregated

AF:Have your parents been affected by civil rights?

MK: I don’t believe so

AF: How did you feel when you heard that the nation would soon become equal?

MK: I thought it was about time, I think it was long over do, but I do not think it is done being fully equal

AF:Looking back on the way you lived back in the day compared to now, how do you feel the world has changed.

MK: That’s a pretty broad question, we’re more integrated as a society thats better. Everybody’s connected.

AF: Anything else you remember about civil rights?

MK: What back in the day?

AF: Yeah

MK:Let’s see families all work very hard back then, young people had a hard time finding jobs back then, and I think that’s it.

AF: Okay, well. That concludes our interview thank you for your time

MK: No thank you it was a pleasure

MK: And your a great granddaughter by the way.

AF: Thank you your a great Grandfather

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Oral History: Lex Martinez

Posted by Lex Martinez in African American History - Roy - A on

​Abstract: 

In this interview, my grandmother remembered a few things about her life with discrimination in Puerto Rico because she didn't experience much discrimination in her life. What she did remember, she based it off her mother’s experience with discrimination. My grandmother spoke on how racism played a huge part in Puerto Rican society and the way of living and also how she always viewed people throughout her life and how her parents always taught her to view people “not by the color of their skin but by their character.”


Research:
One of the topics me and my grandmother discussed was racial discrimination throughout her life. As she didn't know or experience any discrimination throughout her time in Puerto Rico, I decided this was a good topic to research and find more about. I found that slavery wasn't in just Puerto Rico. Blacks were also placed in Puerto Rico, enslaved to harvest sugar. “Therefore, sugar in Puerto Rico meant slavery.” Also, racism wasn't just towards Whites and Blacks. Racial tensions also appeared between Blacks and Latinos, this problem goes unnoticed. But also to mention, there are racial tensions between Whites and Latinos by the color of their skin. Latinos can be literally any skin color, too light you can be considered as white, too dark you can be considered as black. There isn't a clear dividing line in skin color. If you don’t look Puerto Rican, you aren't Puerto Rican.

Sources:
#1. http://ipoaa.com/africa_puertorico.htm 
#2. http://www.counterpunch.org/2008/05/29/puerto-rico-obama-and-the-politics-of-race/
#3. http://theracecardproject.com/but-you-dont-look-puerto-rican-2/ 

Transcript:
Interviewee: Rosalia Santiago Interviewer: Lex Martinez Date written: May 18, 2014 Time started: 9:47 L.M - Hello, my name is Lex Martinez. My interviewee is Rosa- Rosalia Santiago; my father’s mother. Um, the time is 9:20 and the date it May 14, 2014. Our first question will be “Your experience with racial discrimination throughout your life. R.S- I can’t speak too much about racism because my time in puerto rico there wasn’t as much racism but I can remember the incidents my mom told me while she was growing up. But I can remember the experience my mother had with racism as far as the white people got to do certain things the darker people couldn’t do. And also darker colored people had to do the more labor intensive work for less pay, couldn’t go to school, also no benefits. Also she told me it was very difficult for her and her parents to grow up during these times. L.M - Alright, our second question is “what do you remember about the iconic members of the civil rights movement, or anytime of movement in Puerto Rico?” R.S - That I cannot speak on because I don’t remember anything about that. L.M - Okay, our third question is “How has people view of race changed or has it changed?” R.S - Racism in Puerto Rico has changed dramatically, it is very rare to hear about any racism incident in Puerto Rico now; because now the whites and the blacks have equal rights, now there are all types of races living in Puerto Rico. Now that the country is more diverse, racism isn’t completely gone, people may still experience something but it isn’t like back then. L.M - Okay, um “What role did racism play in Puerto Rican society?” R.S - Racism played a big part in Puerto Rico because the colored people like my parents had it rough. They were unable to get high paying jobs, go to school, get a proper education, and due to those events it was very difficult for them to live a normal life, the way racism played a part in Puerto Rican society. L.M - The next question is “What were some experiences on how you overcome racial discrimination?” R.S - The experience like I had explained earlier, and now we can be together in the same place no matter the color of our skin nor our race. We can go to the same churches, apply to better paying jobs, go to better schools, get a higher education, have your own business, and racism has declined as we move forward. L.M - Our next question is, “How was your education and how fair was it?” R.S - In my time growing up, I went to good schools and was well educated, also there were no different races attending different schools, the time I was growing up was pretty good, there wasn’t as much racism as told by my mother. L.M - The next question is “what is your view on race and racism?” R.S - To me i don’t look at racism, I see everyone as the same, black or white, it doesn’t matter to me i see them all the same. As growing up my parents told me to look at everyone equal, not to judge them by the color of their skin. And by my parents teaching me that, i taught my children not to judge by the color of their skin but by their character. L.M - Our last and final question is “How old were you in 1960 and how was it like?” R.S - In 1960 I was “Took her some time to figure it out how old she was” 20 years old, it was good during that time, I was already married, ready to start my family, and I was able to get a job and start working, and at the same time go to school. During that time I was every excited happy! L.M - And that’s the end of our interview the final time is 9:26. Um, thank you grandma and I love you a lot, thank you for all your time (I give her a hug here) R.S - Okay ! You’re welcome anytime i am able to help you just let me know and I hope everything works out for you. L.M - Okay. Bye ! R.S - Bye !
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Oral History- Kha'Breah Rodgers

Posted by Khabreah Rodgers in African American History - Roy - A on

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Abstract


In this interview I, Kha’Breah Rodgers, interviewed my grandmother, Joycelyn Parker. During this interview, we talk through her her early life, discrimination, rebelling, race, and a little about the government's flaws. We explored through my grandmothers young life which lead to a shocker that she revealed. Her life has faced the bare minimum amount of racism and discrimination. Which was a shocker because she was just the first african american family to live on her block.

During the interview, we came pass a brief moment with talking about the government. My grandmother talked about how she thinks the government allows racism. She explained how certain races high up in the government only want their race to succeed. At that moment and now, I still agree. Those are just our opinions though, everyone has a different view on things. We also talked on the what-ifs faces discrimination and racism. With that topic, it led us to relling. My grandmother said knowing the string minded person she is, she would have rebelled. Because my grandmother didn't really face a lot of racism or discrimination, a lot of this interview was based on predictions and personal perspectives.


Research


Rebellion is “an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler” or “the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention”. There are many reasons I found explaining why people rebel. People often rebel when they are jealous. They see something they like and they can’t have it so they act in negative ways to try and change or make that something different. While researching, I also found that people rebel when they see something in their perspective that is wrong or they don't like it. They feel as though something can/should be better and they think rebelling is the answer to change. In the interview my grandmother explained her reasoning for rebeling. She said that because she don't believe racism and discrimination is right. She thought that life would be better without it. My grandmother said that after trying peacefully with no progression in desegregating, she would rebel. She said at that point she would rebel because after trying peacefully, she dont believe theres any other way to try to stop, than rebelling. I also used context clue from what my grandmother said and determined that she has some anger towards this world and the government. From that prediction, I can guess that, that is another reason why she would rebel.


Sources



Transcript


KR: Ok my name is Kha’Breah Rodgers and I am conducting this interview for my 9th grade, freshman benchmark project. Would you like to identify yourself for the records?

JP: My name is Jocelyn Parker.

KR: Okay and when were you born?

JP: July the 3rd, 1949

KR:Okay so, im gonna ask you a few questions on a cou… few different topics. Are you okay with that?

JP: Yes.

KR: Okay so, my first question is, in your opinion, why do you think the civil rights movement took as long as it did to function?

JP: Because African American (uhh) people were hesitant and they were afraid of prosecution by the Caucasian race.

KR: Okay.. in your opinion, do you think racism.. died?

JP: No, racism is very much alive. Its hidden undercover (uhh) but its there and comes out at various times.

KR: Do you still f.. face racism?

JP: No, not myself personally.

KR: Okay.. When will racism die?

JP: Racism will never die. Its gonna be (uhh) going on forever I believe. And if it does die, I don't believe we’ll be around to see it.

KR: Okay I… I… I...I agree with that.. Certainly. I certainly agree with that. I think myself, racism will never die. It is very much still alive.

JP: Yes it is.

KR: And.. racism isn't only with the caucasians. Its also with African Americans and different races.

JP: All nationalities (uhh) face racism at some point or time of their life.

KR: Agreed, agreed. So how do you think the concept of race has changed from the time we were.. you were younger, till’ now?

JP: Well (uhh) minorities have come a long way, they have overcome a lot of hurdles that they faced previously in the years. (Uhh) A lot of (uhh) rights (uhh) have been established, programs, (uhh) regulations that are out there now that have been created that wasn't there before that has help all of the racism.. racist. (Uhh) Proceed and go ahead, go forth with what they wanna do.

KR: Okay, now this might be a quick question…

JP: Okay.

KR: Do you think the government, to some extinct allows racism?

JP: Yes I do.

KR: May you explain that for us?

JP: I can't pinpoint it exactly because of whose.. sitting in those positions high up in government, because lets face it, its a lot of folks up there, big wheels up there, that don't wanna see any race of people

KR: Succeed.

JP: Succeed. Just their particular race.. And.. thats my opinion.

KR: Okay and what do you… what role do you think race plays in life?

JP: All roles.

KR: All roles?

JP: All ro... no particular roles. All. It affects all roles, no matter what role you carry.

KR: Soo.. how much discrimination have you faced when you were younger until now?

JP: Truthfully.. not very much (uhh) I was raised up on a street in West Philadelphia. Cedar Avenue. 5900 Cedar Avenue.

KR: Mhm.

JP: I was the second.. we were the second afro american family to live on that block. The first family was the family of  MCcoy Tyner. The fabulous and very entertainable jazz player who is still much still alive and travels overseas.

KR: Yes, yes.

JP: Very well, were very well friends and like I said we was the second family, the Tyner family were the first. And we had wonderful (uhh) Italian and and Jewish neighbors on the block,. We went to school together with their children (uhh) we looked out for eachother.

KR: Yes, yes.

JP: So (uhh) my childhood growing up did not face (uhh) a great deal of racism.

KR: Okay.. so, if so... and this is a honest opinion from you, if ,if you did, how do you think you would have been able to handle that? In a positive way or in a negative way because I recently read this… story in my history class about doctor Marten Luther King Jr who says  lets fight this battle with peace. We will use the word of god. So how do you think you would've fought the war?

JP: Honestly.. I thi… I believe I would've been a little rebellious.

KR: Okay, and we all rebel sometimes.

JP: Yes we..yes we do. (uhh) I believe in peace. I dont like to fight and I dont like to argue. And if we can try to talk it out and mo.. keep it moving, we can and of course prayer played a..a great part in every decision of our life.

KR: Mhm.

JP: But (uhh) I do believe I would have been (uhh) little rebellious.

KR: Okay and with racism and discrimination still alive how do you predict our future?

JP: Thats a hard question to answer. Until people can really look at themselves and realize that we are all one race of people. We were all born the same way and we'll all die the same way, and until people can come together and realize that we all here to serve the same purpose.

KR: Okay.

JP: I dont think its gonna ever, ever gonna change.

KR: Okay, and thank you for your time.

JP: You’re quite welcome, and you have a blessed day.

KR: You too.



The Story Of Nathan Padgett

Posted by Nigeria Parker in African American History - Roy - A on

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The Story Of Nathan Padgett

Abstract

This is the story of Nathan Padgett and his memories of the years before and  the 1960’s. Nathan tells about his life in the city of Philadelphia,PA. You will hear about the fun he had and the dangerous things he did in his years. He will tell about the riots and the destruction that when on during the 1950’s and 60’s. You will be told that it wasn’t just the blacks and the whites.

​

Research

African Americans  would start riots in the 1960’s because they weren't being paid enough and whites just would not hire them.  In the 1960’s is when the schools were integrated. In philadelphia at the time the wasn't segregation so blacks had to go to school with whites. Whether they liked it or not whites had to share a school with blacks. They had to share bathrooms and jobs. There were more fights than riots in philadelphia.


Sources

http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-38E

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Philadelphia_race_riot

http://northerncity.library.temple.edu/content/collections/columbia-avenue-riots/what-interpretative-essay

http://northerncity.library.temple.edu/content/historical-perspective/why-philadelphia


Transcript

Interview with Nathan Padgett

5 May 2014


NP:  What is your name?


Nathan Padgett: Nathan Robert Pagett.


NP: What year was you born?


Nathan Padgett: 1951.


NP: What school did you go to?


Nathan Padgett: Vare elementary, Skisky Elementary, Furnis, Southern.


NP: What was it like to go to school at that time?


Nathan Padgett: When I was going to Skisky… Going to elementry school time  was alright but when I got to junior high and  high school. It wa’ent alright. It was a lot of riots… riots going on den. Between the blacks and the whites, the Irish and the Pollar, the Italians.


NP: Did you have to walk to school?


Nathan Padgett: Everyday.


NP: Did you see a lot of things going on?


Nathan Padgett: Oh Yea! Seen a lot of people get… get stabbed, get shot.


NP: How old are you?


Nathan Padgett:  63.


NP: How old were you when you got your first job?


Nathan Padgett: 14.


NP: Where did you work?


Nathan Padgett: Einstein hospital Northern Division. Broad and olney.


NP: What did you do?


Nathan Padgett: I worked in the umm… In the morg.


NP: In the morg??


Nathan Padgett: I went up and brought dead bodies from the room down stairs.


NP: Ewe.

Was there a lot of kids your age working there?


Nathan Padgett: Yes.


NP: Was it hard to get that job?


Nathan Padgett: No when we got… When I got my working papers.  Uhh around the houston community center on 8th and snyder. They used to get teenagers gobs and thats the job they got me.


NP: What are your personal experiences wit… with segregation segregation?


Nathan Padgett: Well. We. With segregation?  We still. Umm a lot of fights. Like. Like I said it was a lot of riots. They didn't want, want. Segregation with us. See we had. We went to white schools. Whites and blacks went to  black and white schools. See we just didn’t like each other thats all. Thats why we had a lot of fights. We. You know, we all. There was no segregation here in philadelphia. All you know. Whatever school you went to there was whites and… whites and blacks mixed in to one school together. But like I said we just didn’t like each other. thats why we had a lot of fights, a lot of riots.

The whites didn’t like us coming in their neighborhood going to school and we didn’t like going down there. So we had to go down to, uhh 2nd and mifflin to go to junior high school. We had to go to 9th and mifflin to go to  elementary school. Well Skisky was on 8th, 9th and mithlin. Southern was on broad and snyder. We had to fight the white boys going to school and coming back from school. Junior high and high school. No matter which way you went. You had to fight them going to and coming back from school. That's why, you know, as far as segregation they didn’t want us in their neighborhoods and in their schools, but we went anyway.


NP: Umm.  As bathrooms and like water fountains. Was there separate bathrooms?


Nathan Padgett: No. No they wasn’t. If a white boy, a white guy had to go to the bathroom and it was blacks in there he went in there. Blacks, if it was whites in there we went in there and went to the bathroom. That's all, we didn’t, you know.


NP:  Did you serve in the Vietnam war?


Nathan Padgett:  No i was, no I didn’t go to Vietnam. They sent me to oknowood trained. Training people to go to Vietnam.


NP:  How long did you train for?


Nathan Padgett:  6 months


NP: was it hard work?


Nathan Padgett:  I wouldn’t say it was hard work but it was dangerous because I was working with explosives. TNT, C4, digni might, stuff like that explosives. And if you messed up in the wrong way you could blow yourself the heck up.


NP: Was it a lot of people training with you?


Nathan Padgett:  Yes, it was about 12 of us that was training for it. Well not really twelve it was like a hole butane each. One was, had a different job we had to do. I was in the 1371 combat engineer so, I was teaching how to blow up bridges, blow them up and tear them down. I blew them up and we build them. That's what we did.


NP: Did anybody die while you were training?


Nathan Padgett:  No, but a dude blew off a couple of his fingers. He was messin around with a blasted cap and he pressed the thing down too hard. It blew 3 of his fingers off.


NP: Did they like, put him back together?


Nathan Padgett:  No. No he got a medical charge and went home.


NP: Oh.


Nathan Padgett: You put a blasting cap into TNT or C4, got a little pair of pliers there called crumpets. That you crimp. Down to make sure it say in there. And what he did, he pushed down to hard on the crumpets, and it blew his thumb and 2 fingers off. He got a medical discharge and went home.


NP: Do you regret anything about your life?

Nathan Padgett:  No. I don’t regret a thing.


NP: Umm so if you could go back and change anything, you wouldn’t change nothing?


 Nathan Padgett:  I would change the drinking. All the drinking that I done. I would change that. But being in the service. I wouldn’t change that. I had a ball in the service.


NP: What would you say is the most important thing. Your most important memory.


Nathan Padgett:  Most important memory. The day my son was born. That was important. That was the most important. The best thing i ever done in my life was to uhh, I stayed and helped my sister out.


NP: Okay.

Bianca Oglesby's Oral History Report

Posted by Bianca Oglesby in African American History - Roy - A on

Abstract:

Interviewing my grandfather, Kevin Oglesby was a very informative project. We talked about a lot of things during the interview, it really didn't feel like a interview. It was more like a conversation, I think that, that was what I was supposed to be doing anyway. We mostly talked about the racial aspects between 1960 and now. He talked about how the first time he was getting a job, he was denied because he was black. He talked about how they called Barack Obama is a liar and no one said anything about it and the only people who were upset was African American. We also talked about how racism was continued through generations and people do nothing about it to stop it. It was a interesting conversation and I think that in the future people will soon know what the situation was and what it is now.


Research:

In 2010, President Barack Obama was call a liar while explaining what his health care would do. Rep. Joe Wilson call him one. If feel like after everything happened, the only people who were upset was the African Americans. No one of any other race really made it clear on how they felt. No one said anything about that Rep. saying that about Barack Obama. I honestly believe that the reason was that because he was racist. I mean no one really said anything about it. I hate that they said that about him and it makes me feel really angry, even though this happened over 4 years ago. People always talk about how Barack Obama is a bad President, which he is not. People make it hard for him to do his job.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnF4rQQktfs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgdnKEyStw

Kevin Oglesby: Good afternoon, my name is Kevin Oglesby. I am doing a interview with my granddaughter, Bianca. I am 59 years-old, I was born October 14, 1954.


Bianca: Okay, When the first time you encountered an act of racism?


Kevin: My first encounter that I can remember happen when I um.. applied for the first job that I went out for. That was in 1973. At that time there was umm.. a kinda rough economy jobs weren't too present. What I encounter was applying for a job that I was qualified for and someone else applied for the jobs also. My qualifications for the job was excellent, the other person qualifications were subpar. The was given the job with subpar qualifications and a job was created for me just to keep me employed there but i was give a job of sweeping the floor instead was working on the machinery that I was qualified for.


Bianca: Okay, how does that encounter effect you from then until now?


Kevin: Well, as you go through everyday life you see things that remind you of how America was born. When I was younger it was more in your face as time went on it seem to go behind closed doors, never the less I think still there, maybe not as intense. But there are still things daily that remind you that racism is still there.


Bianca: Okay umm, well I am 15 now, when you were 15 umm….. Well the question I had on here was what difference do you see in the United States now for when you were 15, but I think you pretty much answered the question when you did that so. You also answered my other question.


Kevin: What’s the next question?


Bianca: It was do you think that racism still exist in you the United States.


Kevin: Yes.


Bianca: Why?


Kevin: Why? Because there is so many things that are seen, so many things that are felt, so many things that are heard. There has never been a time in my life where people were people would disrespect the President of the United States of America until there was a black President. There has been people who has call him names, people in congress called him a liar on TV witnessed by the whole United States of American. There wasn't one  ounce of rejection for that congressman. All of America should have been outraged, but yet the only people that it seen to bother was African Americans. I didn't see, hear anything from any other race, culture or religion that would say that congressman should have been booted out of congress, stripped of his job anything. But even when President Richard Nixon broke the law no one in congress stood up and call him liar. Even though he was a liar in record, pubic and all things of that nature, but America still had respect for the office of the President of the United states. And you ask me if there is still racism, racism are alive and provident.


Bianca: So, do you think the reason why racism is still around because it has been passed down through generations or..?


Kevin: Yes, umm it’s been passed down through generations and is still passed down through generations because people that can present racism don’t try to eliminate or stamp it out. What I think about about this, for instance a Caucasian family or any other race besides African American, hear, see things that their family friends do that is racist. They don’t try to stamp it out, they don’t try to vilify that person. The strongest they might go is don’t say that, by just saying “don’t say that”, allows it to continue. And it’s fortified when young people get around there friends and groups and it runs rampant. If they didn’t approve of racism, they would stop hanging with them, they would point those people out, you know to the community, to other parents, but they don’t. This is why it will still have a heart beat, in America.


Bianca: Okay, This is the question that I just thought of now. If you were born in a different time era, do you think that you would be a different person, or would you still have these thoughts, or kind of feelings toward this?


Kevin: I’m sorry can you repeat the question.


Bianca: ( Repeated the questions) ( changed her mind about the question)


Bianca: Do you think that hate for whites is past down through generations of black people or any other race, but white?


Kevin: From my perspective, I just don’t see African Americans, just hating white people in mass numbers because it’s just not there. I’m not saying that, you know there’s not any black people that dislike white people, of course there is. But as a whole, or group to say that African Americans hate or dislike whites is just not there, not even 20%  because we understand that we have to be apart of society and which they control most of it, so I could you go through life hating something that you need to survive.


https://www.wevideo.com/hub/#editor/194131617


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Oral History

Posted by Austin Haefner in African American History - Roy - A on

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In this interview my Grandmother, Yvette Haefner, remembered the race riots she lived through in her childhood and it showed its effect on a non African Americans.


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Rumors then spread throughout North Philadelphia that a pregnant black woman had been beaten to death by white police officers. Later that evening, and throughout the next two days, angry mobs looted and burned mostly white-owned businesses in North Philadelphia, mainly along Columbia Avenue. Outnumbered, the police response was to withdraw from the area rather than aggressively confront the rioters.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Philadelphia_race_riot

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