- Collection:
- Black Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Flexan Pierce, October 30, 1972
- Creator:
- Pierce, Flexan
- Publisher:
- Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University
- Date of Original:
- 1972-10-30
- Subject:
- 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 - People:
- Pierce, Flexan
Pierce, Flexan--Marriage - Location:
- United States, Washington, Spokane County, 47.62064, -117.40401
United States, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane, 47.65966, -117.42908 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- 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.)
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:
- http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/5985/id/65
- Rights Holder:
- For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
- Extent:
- audio/x-pn-realaudio
- Contributing Institution:
- Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Rights:
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