DARE Interview : Memphis, Tennessee; Primary Informant TN048

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

Publication Details

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)
For Staff: METS

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