M., Gilbert, April 9, 1976, tape 1, side 1

April 9, 1976

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Title
M., Gilbert, April 9, 1976, tape 1, side 1
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
April 9, 1976
Identifier
31735073054409-01
Source Identifier
31735073054409
Description
Gilbert M. discusses his roots in Williamsburg, South Carolina, and his family's farming background. His father worked as a farmer and also did occasional public work in sawmills and railroads. Gilbert left home at a young age due to dissatisfaction with farm life, initially working as a water boy for a railroad in North Carolina. He went on to work at Henry Ford's company in Detroit, Bethlehem Steel Company in Buffalo, and eventually settled in Homestead. He went home to work on the farm and married his first wife but lost touch with his family after settling in Homestead. Gilbert M. further discusses the 1919 steel strike though he wasn't there at that time. He worked in Homestead for 56 years.
Extent
45:39 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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