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DARE Interview : Memphis, Tennessee; Primary Informant TN048
McKeldin, Marsha
1970
Dictionary of American Regional English
Informant Data:
TN048: Black; male; age: 82 (old); education: college; community type: large city
Media Files:
Arthur the Rat. Speaker: TN048 (4:00)
Full Interview (Tape 1586-S1).
Content:
00:20 Grandparents freed slaves, came to Memphis 19th c.
02:20 Parents from Memphis; brothers and sisters; father was schoolteacher, contractor
05:30 Education—school, college (grad. 1912) Morehouse
06:40 Military service French lessons World War I, was chaplain
08:30 Taught school, principal elementary and high schools 30+ years, church pastor ca. 50 years
10:30 The Depression 1930s—pay in scrip
11:20 Politics (national)
13:05 Character of Memphis, local politics
21:50 Arthur the Rat
25:50 Tape end
Arthur the Rat
Full Interview
Publication Details
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Fieldworker
McKeldin, Marsha
Date
1970
Publisher
Dictionary of American Regional English
Language
English
Collection
Fieldwork Recordings—Dictionary of American Regional English
Subjects
Family history
Abolition
Education
Military service
Teaching
Depression
Politics
Community description
Shelby County (Tennessee)
Memphis (Tennessee)
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