Dorthy Moye interview with Carrie Shonesy, Sam Bulloch, Dr. Calvin Jackson, and Hazel Clay

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If you believe you are the copyright holder of any of the content published in this collection and do not want it publicly available, please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center at 404-814-4040 or reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. This interview is a series of 13 stories all collected from Dorothy Moye who interviews three family members and one family friend. The interview begins with Carrie Shonesy sharing family stories she heard while growing up in Arkansas. At 1:27 she talks about a woman poured hot water to rid a snake out of one of the logs in her kitchen. At 3:37 she recalls hearing a story about a watchdog killing a man who tried to attack a woman at night. At 5:07, Sam Bulloch tells a story of when campaigning for Governor Marvin Griffin (19071982) he asked a store owner how the town Resaca, Georgia, was named. At 7:15 he recounts how a crossroads store and community called Po Biddy [Crossroads] in Talbot County Georgia, got its name. He states that a worker from Royal Crown Cola stopped and asked one of the store owners if he could let a freezing chick inside the store and when the owner refused, the worker remarked Po Biddy. At 9:11 Dr. Calvin Johnson tells several stories passed down to him from his father, who was a physician, including a humorous story about a male medical student who became a midwife. At 13:38 he tells a story about his father prescribing medication for gonorrhea in the 1930s. At 17:23 Hazel Clay begins her interview with stories about her grandfather, who moved to Rex, Georgia, where he owned land, a restaurant, and a mill. She continues with a story of how Rex was named when a railway official asked Clays grandfather if the railroad could run through his property in exchange for a railroad station, which he could name. Her grandfather named it after his dog, Rex. At 20:24 she recalls stories about of how Savannah, Georgia, and Pocataligo, South Carolina, got their names. Lastly, at 23:03 Hazel Clay describes her uncle, who was a monument stone cutter. She tells a story about how he was kidnapped in the 1870s when he was five years old by an individual described using the derogatory term gypsy. Carrie Shonesy (1885- ) was born in Coosa County, Alabama. She was the third daughter of James Works and Califonia Alamede Hopkins. Her family lived in Louisiana; Camden, Arkansas; and Alabama. She later relocated to the Druid Hills area of Atlanta, Georgia. Sam Bulloch was born in Meriweather County, Georgia. He was employed by State of Georgia and also worked as a dairy farmer. He also campaigned for Govenor Marvin Griffin (1907-1982). Dr. Calvin Jackson (1920-2012) was born in Manchester, Georgia. After graduation from Manchester High School, he attended Oxford College of Emory University where he received his Associate of Arts degree in 1939. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia in 1942, and his doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia., in 1945. From 1945 to 1946, he did his residency at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity. Jackson served in the United Staes Army-Air Force as a medical officer from 1946-1948, attaining the rank of captain. He was a Charter Fellow and life member of the American Academy of Family Physicians; life member of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians; and life member of the Medical Association of Georgia. He also served as Meriweather County medical examiner from 1955 to 1989. Hazel Clay (1923-2010) was born Atlanta, Georgia. Additional biographical information about Hazel Clay has not been determined. A PDF transcript exists for this recording. Please contact an archivist for access. Professor John Burrison founded the Atlanta Folklore Archive Project in 1967 at Georgia State University. He trained undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in his folklore curriculum to conduct oral history interviews. Students interviewed men, women, and children of various demographics in Georgia and across the southeast on crafts, storytelling, music, religion, rural life, and traditions. As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information, which places us in a position to choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. We are not neutral, and bias is reflected in our descriptions, which may not convey the racist or offensive aspects of collection materials accurately. Archivists make mistakes and might use poor judgment. We often re-use language used by the former owners and creators, which provides context but also includes bias and prejudices of the time it was created. 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