Interviewer
Travis E. Williams
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mrs. Virginia Harris was an African American woman who lived in West Virginia. She discusses: racism and discrimination she faced; segregation in schools (including Barnett Elementary and Douglass High School); the Civil Rights Movement; World War II; the Vietnam War; her family; the Antioch Baptist Church; her Appalachian identity; and other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-592
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-592.
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, OH64-592, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Harris, Virginia, -- Autobiography.
Barnett Elementary -- Oral histories.
Douglass High School (Huntington, W.Va.) -- Oral histories.
Antioch Baptist Church -- Oral histories.
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Kentucky -- Oral histories.