DARE Interview : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA170

Fieldworker

Breuer, James

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA170: White; male; age: 29 (young); education: college; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA170 (4:03)
• Full Interview (Tape 1419-S1). [Additional speakers: Adult female]
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat [adult woman speaks with Informant on entire side]
• 04:30 Language—why read Arthur the Rat?
• 06:50 Family history—parents' hometown
• 07:50 Informant’s opinion about policemen
• 09:50 Job history—Army then police force, worked in community relations, crime prevention tips, where people should learn government laws
• 19:00 Race relations—effectiveness of Black votes in the city, Black population, Black Power, Black middle class, need for higher positions to be held by Blacks
• 25:05 Local hospital—caters mostly to Blacks, reason hospital is located where it is, how it is funded
• 30:50 Tape end