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Mr. Richard Terrence On Leisure, Rachel Talbot-Ross
Mr. Richard Terrence On Leisure, Rachel Talbot-Ross
We Exist Series 4: Quotes
Interviewer: Rachel Talbot-Ross
Interviewee: Mr. Richard Terrence (age 57; born 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio; moved to Maine in October 1975)
“And, you know, raising my children is interesting in that as they grew older and as they noticed the very differences, they were starting to mix in very well. They were making friends, and, you know, they were involved in sporting activities and community.”
Mr. Richard Terrence On Education And Employment, Rachel Talbot Ross
Mr. Richard Terrence On Education And Employment, Rachel Talbot Ross
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Mr. Richard Terrence Full Interview
Richard Tarrence was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1945, the second-oldest of seven siblings. His parents moved to Ohio from the South in the 1930s; his maternal grandfather was a bishop in the AME church, and his paternal grandfather was a sharecropper. He was drafted in 1965 and spent four years in the Air Force, including time in Vietnam. He married his ex-wife, Loretta Wilson, who was from Maine, and they moved to Portland in 1975. He completed a degree in Criminal Justice at USM in 1979, and spent twenty-two years working for Allstate Insurance. …
Mrs. Emma Jackson On Leisure, Maureen Elgersman-Lee
Mrs. Emma Jackson On Leisure, Maureen Elgersman-Lee
We Exist Series 4: Quotes
Interviewer: Maureen Elgersman Lee
Interviewee: Mrs. Emma Jackson (age 62; born 1941 in Atlanta Georgia; lived in Maine for 46 years; has three children)
“Because it wasn't ever in the - the -- the, ah, club scenes, or any scenes like that. Actually, we live, ah, a really sheltered life. We went to church. We were involved. But the church was our main focus and our main goal. And I -- and -- and our lives were wrapped -- revolved around that. So that might be -- which would be a reason why we didn't--”