Oral history interview of Estelle Clemmons, clip 1 of 2
Oral history interview of Estelle Clemmons, clip 1 of 2
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Title
Oral history interview of Estelle Clemmons , clip 1 of 2
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Creator, Interviewer
West , E . Bernard
Creator, Interviewee
Clemmons, Estelle
Description
In this clip , Estelle Clemmons discusses the development of black Atlanta during the 1920s and 1930s , focusing especially on the west side of town , where she lived nearly her entire life . She discusses the friendliness of the neighborhood and her fondness for the Ashby Street School and the fashionable areas of town . She discusses the importance of the church and the family in the black community , and her experiences during the Great Depression .
Geographic Location
Mitchell Street (Atlanta, Ga.) Atlanta (Ga.) Northside Drive (Atlanta, Ga.) Hunter Street (Atlanta, Ga.) Ashby Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Personal Name
Clemmons, Estelle
Corporate Name
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) Boston University Big Bethel Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Original
1978 September 27
Date Digital
2015
Format
Audio
Analog Format
7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips;
Digital Format
mp3
Extent
01:05:52 hours
Catalog Number
MSS 637.032.001
Collection
Living Atlanta oral history recordings
Publisher
Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Rights
Copyright is held by WRFG. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Notes
Estelle Clemmons (1914-1984) was a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School and later, a social worker, who was born and lived most of her life on the west side of Atlanta, Georgia.
Source
ahc.637.032.001
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