Interview with William Gothard, January 6, 1989, Madison, Wisconsin
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Gothard, William
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Angela Whitmal interviews William Gothard on January 6, 1989, in Madison, Wisconsin. Originally from Kansas, Gothard came to Madison in October of 1928 at the age of 28, after passing through the city while working on the railroad. Gothard talks of his family background in Kansas, his work for the Oscar Mayer plant, as well as the restaurant he opened with his wife. Gothard also discusses recreation and social activities available to Blacks in Madison, including his involvement with a Black baseball team, dances held at the Masonic Hall, playing bridge, and the Masonic sponsored bowling league. Black owned businesses in Madison are also discussed, as well as general social conditions for Blacks in the city.This oral history is part of a series of recorded interviews conducted by U.W. student Angela Whitmal in 1989 with three long-time Black residents of Madison, Wisconsin: William Gothard, Beatrice Gulley, and Walter Hargrove. Questions concerned their personal histories as wel
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