DARE Interview : Bronx, New York; Primary Informant NY240

Fieldworker

Goldberg, David

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NY240: Black; male; age: 73 (old); education: high school; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1195-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Hydrotherapy, health
• 04:10 Family history: grandparents were slaves in Virginia who came to New York, and other grandparents from New Jersey and New England
• 14:20 Family history: Father worked as a Redcap; family lived in Harlem
• 16:30 Harlem in the past, employment for Black people
• 18:50 Family home in Williams Bridge, Williams Bridge in the past, transportation—trolley cars, elevated train
• 21:35 He was a fireman on Lower East Side 1919-1942, then in the Bronx
• 29:50 Black fraternal organization, fire department and discrimination against Black firemen
• 32:44 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1195-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Working as a fireman, racial prejudice
• 02:30 Banker from Trinidad who trained him in weightlifting and exercise
• 09:05 Working for the fire department: promotions, racial prejudice, firefighting experiences, firemen
• 32:15 Tape end