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Murdock, Ethel, April 16, 1976, tape 1, side 2

April 16, 1976

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Murdock, Ethel, April 16, 1976, tape 1, side 2
  • Title
  • Murdock, Ethel, April 16, 1976, tape 1, side 2
  • Date
  • April 16, 1976
  • Identifier
  • 31735073014189-02
  • Source Identifier
  • 31735073014189
  • Description
  • Ethel Murdock talks about topics such as color consciousness in schools, racial disturbances in the 1940s, and the 1919 steel strike. She shares memories of her education at Montgomery Industrial School and Spelman Seminary, emphasizing the predominantly White teachers. The conversation also touches on racial dynamics, changes in media portrayal of Black individuals, and Ethel's awareness of the Ku Klux Klan. She reflects on her religious beliefs as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and discusses her family's connections to historical figures like Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver.
  • Extent
  • 13:24 minutes
  • Type
  • sound recording-nonmusical
  • Genre
  • oral histories (literary genre)
  • Source
  • Ethnic Fraternal Organizations Oral History Project Collection, 1975-1976
  • Language
  • eng
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Ethnic Fraternal Organizations Oral History Project Collection
  • Rights Information
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  • Rights Holder
  • University of Pittsburgh