- Collection:
- Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
- Title:
- LG009 Interviews: Mildred Falls; Chauncey Eskridge; Elizabeth Thorton; Richard Yancey
- Contributor to Resource:
- Goreau, Laurraine
Falls, Mildred
Eskridge, Chauncey
Thornton, Elizabeth
Yancey, Richard - Publisher:
- New Orleans, La. : Tulane University Digital Library
- Date of Original:
- 1972-11-09
1973-01-10 - Subject:
- Gospel music--Accompaniments
Segregation
Racism
Black people--Social conditions - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Side 1: Interview with Mildred Falls continued from Tape ID: LG008 on 1972-11-09. Interview with Chauncey Eskridge on 1972-11-10. Side 2: Interview with Elizabeth Thornton at her home in Chicago, Illinois on 1972-11-14. Interview with Richard Yancey on 1973-01-10. Abstract for Falls: [00:00–26:15] Interview with keyboard accompanist Mildred Falls continued from LG008Goreau_Side1b. Falls discusses Russell Robinson, a preacher who Goreau describes as the man Jackson says "she should have married," and explains why she disagreed with Jackson's opinion regarding Robinson – 02:47. She mentions Jackson's medical operations, including kidney damage that was caused from "holding water" from not being allowed bathroom usage due to segregation in the South. Falls also describes instances of segregation and racism that she endured while traveling with Jackson – 12:38.
This recording was digitized in 2014 by George Blood, LP.
specialcollections@tulane.edu
LG009 Interviews: Mildred Falls; Chauncey Eskridge; Elizabeth Thorton; Richard Yancey, Laurriane Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. - Metadata URL:
- https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:122548
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to portions of this collection has been transferred to Tulane University Special Collections. Tulane University can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or owner’s heir for permission to publish where Tulane University Special Collections does not hold the copyright. For permission to publish collections material to which TUSC holds intellectual property rights, please contact Research Services at specialcollections@tulane.edu.
- Extent:
- 1 cassette (1 hr., 58 min., 30 sec.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Amistad Research Center
- Rights:
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