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Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
Subject
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African American history
Montgomery County (Va.)
Kentland Farm
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Coal mines and mining
Description
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The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. The narrators represent communities such as Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Elliston, Riner, Shawsville, and Wake Forest.
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
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Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Rights Holder
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Oral History
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Interviewer
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Michael A. Cooke
Narrator
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Rosa Thomas Holmes
Location
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Christiansburg, Virginia
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00:28:37
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OHMS
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Oral History with Rosa Thomas Holmes, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Type
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Oral histories
Subject
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African American history
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Christiansburg, Va.
Coal mines and mining
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Description
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Rosa Thomas Holmes, originally born in Beckley, West Virginia, grew up in the Christiansburg area. Holmes attended Hill School in and Christiansburg Industrial Institute before attending Virginia State College. She worked as a teacher in Florida before moving back to Christiansburg where she worked for Montgomery County Public Schools until retirement. Holmes discusses growing up in Christiansburg and Black and White community relations during her upbringing, as well as the community response to desegregation.
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<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
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Ms1991-019_RosaHolmes
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>