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Joe Nathan Cleckly, Jr., Tiffani Daniels, Kelli Johnson
Joe Nathan Cleckly, Jr., Tiffani Daniels, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Tiffani Daniels, and Dr. Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Joe Cleckly, Jr..
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Christine Yolanda Rush, Jamila Jones, Kelli Johnson
Christine Yolanda Rush, Jamila Jones, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Jamilla Jones and Dr. Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Christina Yolanda Rush.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Sharmein Denise Sloan, Jamila Jones, Kelli Johnson
Sharmein Denise Sloan, Jamila Jones, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
This is Jamila Jones and Dr. Kelli Johnson and we are conducting an oral history interview with Sharmein Sloan.
And this is a part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Cora Westmoreland.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Sandra Clements.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Anna Belle King.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 2, Kelli Johnson
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 2, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Part 2 of Kelli Johnson's oral history interview with Shirley Ann and Joseph L. Williams Jr..
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 1, Kelli Johnson
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 1, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Part 1 of Kelli Johnson's oral history interview with Shirley Ann and Joseph L. Williams Jr..
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
William "Bill" Austin Smith Sr., Kelli Johnson
William "Bill" Austin Smith Sr., Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Bill Smith.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Marcia Lynn Hoard Williams, Kelli Johnson
Marcia Lynn Hoard Williams, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Marcia Williams.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
User Guides
Various people have worked over the years to collect stories and artifacts about Black history in Huntington, WV. This site seeks to gather that information in one place and make it available for all.
Frederick Douglass Junior And Senior High School, Kelli Johnson
Frederick Douglass Junior And Senior High School, Kelli Johnson
Publications
Douglass High School stood as a pillar in the community for over 70 years. The school, named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass, was also the social heart of the community. Past graduates remember the school as a close-knot community with supportive teachers who expected the best from their students.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Kelli Johnson
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Kelli Johnson
Publications
In June 1905, on the fourth Sunday of that month, a petition signed by forty-one members of First Baptist Church was read. The petition asked for letters of dismissal from the Church in order to organize and start and new church. Those forty-one people wanted to create a new church that better met the needs of the community. After a vote, with only one dissent, the news was delivered to the Church clerk on a Thursday in July. This new church would become the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
Publications
Memphis Tennessee Garrison was born Memphis Tennessee Carter in Hollins, Virginia on March 3, 1890. She moved with her family to Gary, WV, as a young child. She was named after the city where her aunt worked as a teacher; Memphis, Tennessee, had a large black population. Her parents, Wesley Carter and Cassie Thomas Carter, were former slaves. She had an older brother by 10 years, John Carter, who moved to Columbus, Ohio, as an adult and worked in a steel mill.
Black History Huntington Research Bifold Brochure, Kelli Johnson
Black History Huntington Research Bifold Brochure, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
Black History Huntington Research BiFold Brochure for the Fairfield neighborhood.
History Of St. Peter Claver Church, Kelli Johnson
History Of St. Peter Claver Church, Kelli Johnson
Publications
History of St. Peter Claver Church, written by Sandra Clements
African American Oral History Project, Kelli Johnson
African American Oral History Project, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
African American Oral History Project description.
David Harris, Kelli Johnson
David Harris, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories
Kelli Johnson interviewing David Harris on January 4th, 2019, who is going to take Dr. Johnson on a little driving tour of Fairfield.
Huntington Civil Rights Oral History, Kelli Johnson
Huntington Civil Rights Oral History, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
Civil Rights era stories from Appalachia project poster.
African Americans In Wv Oral History Project Flyer, Kelli Johnson
African Americans In Wv Oral History Project Flyer, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
Flyer for oral history project for African American's in WV
Carolyn Nix, Mijour Jones
Carolyn Nix, Mijour Jones
Oral Histories
Oral History of Carolyn Nix interviewed by Mijour Jones in Huntington, West Virginia
Shirley Williams, Markayla Moore
Shirley Williams, Markayla Moore
Oral Histories
Oral History of Shirley Williams, interviewed by Markayla Moore in Huntington, West Virginia.
Joe Williams, Markayla Moore
Joe Williams, Markayla Moore
Oral Histories
Oral History of Joe Williams, interviewed by Markayla Moore in Huntington, West Virginia.
Gina Johnson, Shyah Johnson
Gina Johnson, Shyah Johnson
Oral Histories
Oral History of Gina Johnson, interviewed by Shylah Johnson in Huntington, West Virginia.
Carl Woolfolk, T'Rayah Paschall
Carl Woolfolk, T'Rayah Paschall
Oral Histories
Oral History of Carl Woolfolk, interviewed by his granddaughter T'Rayah Paschall in Huntington, West Virginia.
Janella Coleman, Denise Wattie
Janella Coleman, Denise Wattie
Oral Histories
Oral History of Janella Coleman, interviewed by Denise Wattie in Huntington, West Virginia.
Rev. Reginald Hill, Raiven Scott
Rev. Reginald Hill, Raiven Scott
Oral Histories
Oral History of Rev. Reginald Hill of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Huntington, West Virginia
Doris Atkinson, Ariana Redding
Doris Atkinson, Ariana Redding
Oral Histories
Oral History of Doris Atkinson interviewed by Ariana Redding in Huntington, West Virginia.
Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long
Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Lowell E. Long’s interview focuses on the region of Appalachia: its location, environments, people, and identity. Mr. Long was born in April 1941 in War, McDowell County, WV. His family moved to East Liverpool, OH, after World War II, and relocated to Huntington, WV, in January 1945. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Long discusses what it means to be Appalachian and focuses on family bonds and sense of belonging in the region. During his interview, he describes his family’s use of folk medicine. Mr. Long provides descriptions of the segregated neighborhoods and schools of Huntington, WV, during his childhood. …