J., Matthew, May 28, 1976, tape 1, side 1

May 28, 1976

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Title
J., Matthew, May 28, 1976, tape 1, side 1
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
May 28, 1976
Identifier
31735073054391-01
Source Identifier
31735073054391
Description
Matthew J. discusses the farm his family owned in South Carolina and his experience of sharecropper exploitation on other farms. An incident of a racially-motivated fight with another kid. The education he received growing up, and how Jim Crow laws affected that education. More incidents of racial violence while growing up and into adulthood. Making a few stops on his journey to Pittsburgh, but eventually settling in Braddock and getting a job in the mill.
Extent
45:46 minutes
Type
sound recording-nonmusical
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Source
Southern Blacks' Migration to Pittsburgh Oral History Project, 1973-1977
Language
eng
Collection
Southern Blacks' Migration to Pittsburgh Oral History Project
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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