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Size | 14 items |
Abstract | William Isom II, an African American documentarian, conducted these oral histories for a short documentary to be shown at the 50th anniversary meeting of Eastern Kentucky Social Club, which was founded in 1969. The interviews document the lives of black Appalachians originally from Lynch, Ky., and 3rd and 4th wave migrations of African Americans out of the South. Topics include families, community, education, coal miners, and migration. |
Creator | Isom, William, II. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser and Clare Carlson, May 2019
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, May 2019
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William Isom II, an African American documentarian, is the director of community outreach at East Tennessee PBS in Knoxville, Tenn. He produces and directs short historical films for a documentary series on black history and culture in central Appalachia.
Back to TopWilliam Isom II, an African American documentarian, conducted these oral histories for a short documentary to be shown at the 50th anniversary meeting of Eastern Kentucky Social Club, which was founded in 1969. The interviews document the lives of black Appalachians originally from Lynch, Ky., and 3rd and 4th wave migrations of African Americans out of the South. Topics include families, community, education, coal miners, and migration.
Back to TopDigital Folder DF-05788/1 |
Andrea Massey, Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/2 |
Angela Smith, Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/3 |
Annie Gist, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/4 |
Benny Massey, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/5 |
Bernie Bickerstaff, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/6 |
Della Watts, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/7 |
Gene Austin, Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/8 |
Hewitt Akal Jr., Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/9 |
Karida Brown, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/10 |
Lakritia Cox, St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/11 |
P.G. Peoples, Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/12 |
Phil Obermiller and Thomas Wagner, Knoxville, Tenn., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/13 |
Richard Brown, Lynch, Ky., 2018 |
Digital Folder DF-05788/14 |
Sam Howard Jr., St. Louis, Mo., 2018 |