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Informant Data:AL009: White; female; age: 22 (young); education: college; community type: large cityMedia Files:Arthur the Rat. Speaker: AL009 (3:01)Full Interview 1 (Tape 0010-S1). [Additional speakers: Adult male (husband of AL009)]Content:[Fieldworker reported different ages] 00:40 Jubilees02:25 Mardi Gras02:30 Debutantes03:30 Parading societies15:17 Costumes18:40 Catholicism and racism in Mobile23:00 Blacks' own Mardi Gras parade25:14 Junior Miss29:20 Cousin's Christmas party32:00 Informant recites song written for her34:05 Tape endFull Interview 2 (Tape 0010-S2). [Additional speakers: Adult male (husband of AL009)]00:00 Informant's family; grandfather's house: description03:33 Drapes vs. curtains: distinction between. Fieldworker speaks of Informant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; anecdotes06:34 Mobile society: family08:07 Usage of "Negro," "nigger," "colored people"11:12 (Pronunciation of "Negro" in U.S. North and Alabama)11:57 Lima vs. butter beans15:32 Alabama terms and pronunciations28:35 Education32:00 Public vs. private schools34:15 Tape endFull Interview 3 (Tape 0011-S1).[Fieldworker reported different ages] 00:24 Arthur the Rat03:21 AL009 Completes Arthur the Rat and a second voice appears, reciting the last line of Arthur the Rat03:32 Fieldworker terminates the interview03:32 Tape end

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