DARE Interview : Petersburg, Virginia; Primary Informant VA071

Fieldworker

Murray, Laura

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• VA071: Black; female; age: 61 (old); education: high school; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: VA071 (4:46)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1727-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat
• 05:05 Her father memorized and recited speeches
• 07:25 Mission work for her church
• 13:15 Political work in local elections
• 17:25 Work with young people, boycott, voter registration
• 22:35 Civil Rights demonstrations, segregation, integration
• 28:15 Civil Rights Movement leaders—Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, Jesse Jackson, Black Panthers
• 32:40 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1727-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Civil Rights Movement leaders—Black Panthers, Martin Luther King
• 01:45 Marble games
• 06:10 Tape end