DARE Interview: Memphis, Tennessee; Primary Informant TN048
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Informant Data:TN048: Black; male; age: 82 (old); education: college; community type: large cityMedia Files:Arthur the Rat. Speaker: TN048 (4:00)Full Interview (Tape 1586-S1).Content:00:20 Grandparents freed slaves, came to Memphis 19th c.02:20 Parents from Memphis; brothers and sisters; father was schoolteacher, contractor05:30 Education—school, college (grad. 1912) Morehouse06:40 Military service French lessons World War I, was chaplain08:30 Taught school, principal elementary and high schools 30+ years, church pastor ca. 50 years10:30 The Depression 1930s—pay in scrip11:20 Politics (national)13:05 Character of Memphis, local politics21:50 Arthur the Rat25:50 Tape end
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