Interview with Emma Mosley

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@ Western Carolina University

Crittenden, Lorraine

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Emma Mosley is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 23, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1910, Mosley discusses working on the family farm and cutting wood during her childhood. She recalls her father’s woodyard business in Swain County and several extended family members. Mosley describes playing as a child with white children and a huge snowfall during World War I. She also remembers working in the Fryemont Inn, her son Jimmy serving in World War II, and church customs.

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Sound Recordings Transcripts1:34:01 (Sound Recording)16 Pages (Transcript)Application/Pdf Audio/Mp3

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Mosley, Emma, 1910-2008

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