Interviewer
Linda Payton
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Rev. Canterbury was born blind and went to a one-room school before attending Romney School for the Blind, Clendenin High School, and Morris Harvey College in Charleston, WV. He discusses: his family; growing up on a farm; detailed information about his education; Appalachian culture and community life; how he became interested in the ministry; his jobs and duties with the church; individuals such as Ross Calpepper, Ruth Statler, Mabel and Raymond Venoy, & his wife Freeda; discrimination he faced for being blind; a story of two churches burning down; his family moving several times; and other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-573
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-573.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-573, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Canterbury, Cue M., -- Autobiography.
Romney School for the Blind -- Oral histories.
Clendenin High School -- Oral histories.
University of Charleston -- Oral histories.
African-Americans -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.