- Collection:
- Black Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Mr. and Mrs. Franklin James (Part One), September 26, 1972
- Creator:
- James, Franklin
- Contributor to Resource:
- James, Franklin, Mrs.
- Publisher:
- Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University
- Date of Original:
- 1972-09-26
- Subject:
- Oral history--United States
Family--History
African Americans--Washington (State)--Yakima
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
Yakima (Wash.)--Social conditions--20th century
Yakima (Wash.)--History--20th century
Community life--Washington (State)--Yakima
African Americans--Civil rights--Washington (State)--Yakima
Civil rights--Washington (State)--Yakima
Discrimination--Washington (State)--Yakima
Race discrimination--Washington (State)--Yakima
Race relations
Yakima (Wash.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans civic leaders--Washington (State)--Yakima
Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Yakima
Discrimination in employment--Washington (State)--Yakima
Discrimination in employment--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Coal miners--Washington (State)--Roslyn
African American coal miners--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Coal mines and mining--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Mines and mineral resources--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Mineral industries--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Mineral industries--Washington (State)--Roslyn--Employees
African Americans--Employment
Mineral industries--Washington (State)--Roslyn--Equipment and supplies
Industrial equipment--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Supervisors--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Supervisors, Industrial--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Explosions--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Coal mines and mining--Washington (State)--Roslyn--Equipment and supplies
Coal mine accidents--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Mine accidents--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Employee fringe benefits--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Coal miners--Pensions--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Miners--Pensions--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Pensions--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Mineral industries--Insurance--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Coal mines and mining--Insurance--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Railroads--Virginia--Employees
Soldiers--Southern States
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life
Confederate States of America--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
African Americans--Education
Education--Washington (State)
Pianists--Washington (State)
African American musicians--Washington (State)
African Americans--Recreation
Recreation--Washington (State)
African Americans--Music
Music--Washington (State)
Musicians--Washington (State)
African American singers--Washington (State)
Singers--Washington (State)
Entertainment events--Washington (State)
African American entertainers--Washington (State)
Entertainers--Washington (State)
Distilling, Illicit--Washington (State)
Sports--Washington (State)
African Americans--Sports
African American athletes--Washington (State)
Athletes--Washington (State)
African American baseball players--Washington (State)
Baseball players--Washington (State)
Baseball teams--Washington (State)
Baseball--Washington (State)
Civic leaders--Washington (State)
African American civic leaders--Washington (State)
Hitchhiking--United States
Tramps--United States
Businesses--Washington (State)
African American businesses--Washington (State)
Businesspeople--Washington (State)
African American businesspeople--Washington (State)
African American churches--Washington (State)
Churches--Washington (State)
African Americans--Religion
Juneteenth--Washington (State)
African Americans--Anniversaries, etc.--Washington (State)
Holidays--Washington (State)
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Liberty
Equality--Washington (State)
Company stores--Washington (State)--Roslyn
Newspapers
African American newspapers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Seattle Enterprise
Discrimination--Washington (State)
Discrimination against African Americans
Discrimination against Chinese Americans
Discrimination against Indians of North America
Indians of North America--Washington (State)
Chinese--Washington (State)
Chinese--Civil rights--Washington (State)
Chinese Americans--Washington (State)
Chinese Americans--Civil rights--Washington (State)
World War, 1914-1918--Washington (State)
World War, 1914-1918--African Americans
Automobiles--Washington (State)
Automobile drivers--Washington (State)
African American automobile drivers--Washington (State)
Automobile ownership--Washington (State)
Local transit--Washington (State)--Yakima
Transportation--Washington (State)--Yakima
Urban transportation--Washington (State)
African Americans--Transportation--Washington (State) - People:
- James, Franklin
James, Franklin, Mrs.
Shepard, Mr. (Yakima, Wash.) - Location:
- United States, Washington, Kittitas County, 47.12417, -120.67972
United States, Washington, Kittitas County, Roslyn, 47.22345, -120.99314
United States, Washington, Yakima County, 46.45685, -120.7387
United States, Washington, Yakima County, Yakima, 46.60207, -120.5059 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Mr. and Mr. Franklin James of Yakima, Washington. TAPE 1, SIDE A: 0 - 4 Father worked for railroad in Virginia. Came to Washington in 1898. Family background. Father's stories about a Confederate soldier. 4 - 9 Education for blacks. His first job as a coal miner. Strikes. He worked in the mines from 1917-1924. 9 - 13 He played piano. Other black musicians in the area. Entertainment in the local tavern. Bootleg whiskey. Black baseball teams. 13 - 16 Well-known blacks in the area. They maintained contact with some eastern relatives but they gradually lost touch. 16 - 20 Blacks in the mines in Roslyn. Black population in Roslyn. Most blacks left when the mines shut down in the early 30's. He hoboed back east and eventually got married in 1926 after leaving the mines. 20 - 26 Black businesses in Roslyn. Black churches. Holidays. Emancipation Day. TAPE 1, SIDE B: 0 - 3 Company store in Roslyn. 3 - 4 Newspapers they read to keep up with black activities--The Seattle Enterprise was Negro owned and run. 4 - 8 Indians in the area. Discrimination against Chinese. Black settlers. Black athletes. Blacks in WWI. 8 - 11 Mr. Shepard who brought many blacks to the area. Local transportation. Early automobile owners. 11 - 13 More about the mine--most of the bosses were white. Mining equipment. 13 - 17 Mine explosion in 1910 or so. Workers benefits. There was no insurance or retirement. 17 - 22 Feelings about what it was and is like to be a black living in Roslyn and in Yakima. Talks about working in Yakima. (His wife talks but is too far away from the microphone to be understood.)
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/68
- 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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