Authors

Samuel R. Moore

Interviewer

Kevin Wilson

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Description

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Rev. Samuel Moore discusses: detailed information about his family (including members who worked in coal mines and his father who was a minister); some personal history; the area he was from (Gary, WV); race relations; segregation in schools; community life; churches; as well as character education, child discipline, and other topics.

Publication Date

1996

Identifier

OH64-586

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Moore, Samuel R., -- Autobiography.
African-Americans -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Coal miners -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Discrimination -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-586.

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Oral History Interview: Samuel R. Moore

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