- Collection:
- Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
- Title:
- Interview with Clara Terrell, January 12, 1981
- Creator:
- Terrell, Clara (Clara Stevens)
- Date of Original:
- 1981
- Subject:
- African Americans--Idaho--Boise
Pioneers--Idaho--Boise
Employment--Idaho--Boise
Discrimination--Idaho--Boise
African American women--Idaho--Boise
Oral History--Idaho--Boise - People:
- Terrell, Clara (Clara Stevens)
- Location:
- United States, Idaho, Ada County, 43.45112, -116.24109
United States, Idaho, Boise, 43.61656, -116.200835 - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Clara Terrell discusses how her great grandfather migrated to Utah with Brigham Young. Terrell talks about the kinds of employment available to her family and other African Americans in Utah and Idaho. She mentions her family's work on the railroads and farming. Terrell describes the kinds of social activities and organizations in which African American individuals participated. She also discusses race segregation and rent discrimination. The transcript includes a two page tape summary of the interview.
Interviewee: Terrell, Clara
Interviewer: Osa, Mateo
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/imls_3/id/1075
- Rights Holder:
- To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives, 450 N. Fourth St., Boise, ID 83702, 208-334-3356.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Transcript Collections
- Contributing Institution:
- Idaho State Historical Society
- Rights:
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