wsu_wsuboh_flexanpierce flexanpierce wsuboh wsu yes Flexan Pierce, October 30, 1972 Pierce, Flexan Oral history--United States Family--History--North Carolina African Americans--Social conditions--20th century African Americans--Washington (State)--Spokane African American women domestics--Washington (State)--Spokane African American domestics--Washington (State)--Spokane Women domestics--Washington (State)--Spokane Domestics--Washington (State)--Spokane African American women--Washington (State)--Spokane Housekeeping--Washington (State)--Spokane Railroad travel--United States African Americans--Travel African American churches--Washington (State)--Spokane Churches--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Religion African Americans--Societies, etc. Societies--Washington (State)--Spokane Clubs--Washington (State)--Spokane National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Spokane Branch Holidays--Washington (State) Juneteenth--Washington (State) African Americans--Anniversaries, etc.--Washington (State) Slaves--Emancipation--United States Liberty Equality--Washington (State) Housing--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Housing--Washington (State)--Spokane Dwellings--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Dwellings--Washington (State)--Spokane African American neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Spokane Ethnic neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Spokane Neighborhood--Washington (State)--Spokane Community life--Washington (State)--Spokane Home ownership--Washington (State)--Spokane Real property--Ownership--Washington (State)--Spokane African American business enterprises--Washington (State)--Spokane Business enterprises--Washington (State)--Spokane Church group work Church work--Washington (State)--Spokane Theology, Practical--Washington (State)--Spokane Education--Washington (State)--Spokane Public schools--Washington (State)--Spokane Schools--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Education--Washington (State)--Spokane Marriage--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Marriage--Washington (State)--Spokane Fashion--Washington (State)--Spokane Clothing and dress--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Clothing--Washington (State)--Spokane World War, 1939-1945--Washington (State)--Spokane World War, 1939-1945--African Americans World War, 1939-1945--War work African American soldiers--Washington (State)--Spokane Soldiers--Washington (State)--Spokane United States--Armed Forces--African Americans African American politicians--Washington (State)--Spokane Politicians--Washington (State)--Spokane African Americans--Politics and government Political parties--Washington (State)--Spokane Spokane (Wash.)--Politics and government--20th century Pierce, Flexan Pierce, Flexan--Marriage Oral history interview with Flexan Pierce of Spokane, Washington. Some remarks made by her husband are also on the tape. Tape 1, Side A: 0 - 3 Came from North Carolina by train. Black churches. Other organizations--NAACP. 3 - 6 Emancipation Day. Blacks lived all over town and many owned property. Negro businesses. 6 - 8 Father was very strict. Churchwork quite important. Schooling. 8 - 11 Black population. Maintain contact with relatives in North Carolina. 11 - 12 Her marriage. 12 - 13 Other black families in Spokane. 13 - 21 Clothing styles. Why people decided to move out West from the South. Her husband talks a bit about his early life (This is hard to understand). He talks about his experiences in World War II. 21 - 25 Black clubs. Politics. What happened to blacks when they moved from Spokane. 25 - 30 Unintelligible. Tape 1, Side B 0 - 10 General discussion about their family. How the times have changed. (This is very difficult to hear.) 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Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Forms part of online collection: Black Oral History Interviews Collection. 1972-10-30 Spokane (Wash.) Spokane County (Wash.) For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691. 20120427 160638