Interview with Essie Casey

@ Western Carolina University

Crittenden, Lorraine

Description

Essie Casey is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 16, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. At the time of the interview, Casey is 93 years old and the oldest black citizen in Jackson County. She discusses growing up in Yancey County on a farm where they had plenty to eat, even during the Depression. Casey talks about moving to Cullowhee where they had to take a boat to get across the river to their home. She talks a bit about both World Wars and the Civil Rights Movement.

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Sound Recordings Transcripts0:47:16 (Sound Recordings)25 Pages (Transcript)Application/Pdf Audio/Mp3

Contributors:

Casey, Essie Marie, 1893-1988

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