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Black Appalachians Oral History Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Creator<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael A. Cooke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of approximately twenty-five taped interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. Collected during the early 1990s, many of the interviews include information and history of segregation and integration of schools in and around Montgomery County. The interviewees represented communities such as Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Elliston, Riner, Shawsville, and Wake Forest. Transcripts are currently available for six of the interviews.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call number<\/strong><\/td>\nMs91-109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date from<\/strong><\/td>\n1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date to<\/strong><\/td>\n1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic school<\/strong><\/td>\nMontgomery County, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/strong><\/td>\n0.4 cu. ft.; 2 boxes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Of larger collection yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larger collection title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/strong><\/td>\nhttp:\/\/ead.lib.virginia.edu\/vivaead\/published\/vt\/viblbv00024.xml.frame<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository<\/strong><\/td>\nVirginia Tech Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository address<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact name<\/strong><\/td>\nAaron D. Purcell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact title<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector, Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact email<\/strong><\/td>\nspecref@vt.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact phone<\/strong><\/td>\n(540) 231-6308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DoveRegion<\/strong><\/td>\nregion1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subjects<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American students<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African Americans–Civil rights<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public schools<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Race relations<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School children<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School integration<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Segregation in education<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montgomery County (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blacksburg (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christiansburg (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elliston (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Riner (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shawsville (Va.)<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wake Forest (Va.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Types<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Narrative<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oral History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Black Appalachians Oral History Project Creator Michael A. Cooke Description The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of approximately twenty-five taped interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. Collected during the early 1990s, many of the interviews include … <\/p>\n

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