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Behind the Veil

A selection of 100 recorded oral history interviews chronicling African-American life during the age of legal segregation in the American South, from the 1890s to the 1950s.

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Interview State

Alabama (17)
Mississippi (17)
South Carolina (16)
Louisiana (14)
Virginia (9)
Arkansas (8)
Tennessee (8)
Georgia (6)
Florida (3)
Kentucky (2)

Subject

Aaron, Delores Mary (1)
Adams, Benjamin Edward (1)
Allen, Ida Belle (1)
Allen, Johnny (1)
Andrews, Malachia (1)
Archie, Johnnie W. (1)
Auguster, Edran Louis (1)
Baldwin, Wilhelmina Francis (1)
Bays, Georgia Denton (1)
Bethune, Thelmer (1)
Bijou, Prosper Albert (1)
Boucree, John Harold (1)
Boyd, Leroy (1)
Branchcomb, Flossie Fuller (1)
Brickers, Alease Balmar (1)
Brown, George (1)
Brown, John W. (1)
Butler, B. O. (1)
Butler, Willie Ellis (1)
Canty, John (1)
Canty, Mary Tindal (1)
Cappie, Herbert Melvin (1)
Cappie, Ruth Irene (1)
Carr, Peter (1)
Chassion, Jessie Lee (1)
Cheri, Emmett Emmanuel (1)
Cherry, Olivia James (1)
Chism, Tolbert T. (1)
Clarke, Juanita Waiters (1)
Clayborn, Arthur, Jr. (1)

Interviewee State of Birth

Mississippi (23)
South Carolina (16)
Louisiana (14)
Alabama (13)
Georgia (7)
Virginia (7)
Arkansas (6)
Florida (4)
Tennessee (3)
Kentucky (2)
Missouri (1)
North Carolina (1)
Texas (1)

Interviewee Gender

Female (54)
Male (54)

Interviewee Occupation

Educator (23)
Agriculture (19)
Domestic Worker (14)
Manufacturing (7)
Teacher (5)
Administrator (4)
Civil Service (4)
Construction (4)
Day Laborer (4)
Librarian (4)
Managerial (4)
Carpenter (3)
Health Services (3)
Homemaker (3)
Nursing (3)
Principal (3)
Armed Services (2)
Business Owner (2)
Clerical (2)
Cook (2)
Counselor (2)
Electrician (2)
Factory Worker (2)
Farm Worker (2)
Farmer (2)
Food Services (2)
Laborer (2)
Laundress (2)
Real Estate (2)
Researcher (2)

Interviewer Name

Ortiz, Paul (27)
Scales, Mausiki S. (16)
Murphy, Blair (8)
Dixon, Doris (7)
Houston, Charles (7)
Turner, Kisha (7)
Graham, Sally (6)
Hebert, Mary (6)
Ellis, Kate (5)
Mitchell, Michelle (5)
Whorley, Tywanna (5)
Armfield, Felix (4)
Byrd, Alexander X. (2)
Green, Laurie (2)
Hunter, Gregory (2)
Brown, Leslie (1)
White, Tunga (1)

Series

LeFlore Co. MS and Environs (17)
Birmingham, AL and Environs (10)
New Iberia, LA and Environs (9)
Norfolk, VA and Environs (9)
Summerton, SC and Environs (9)
Arkansas (8)
Memphis, TN and Environs (8)
Tuskegee, AL and Environs (7)
Albany, GA and Environs (6)
Orangeburg, SC and Environs (6)
New Orleans, LA and Environs (5)
Tallahassee, FL and Environs (3)
Muhlenberg Co. KY and Environs (2)
St. Helena, SC and Environs (1)

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