- Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Title:
- They Endure, Part II
- Creator:
- Connell, Wessie, 1915-1987
- Publisher:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Date of Original:
- 1982-11-11
- Subject:
- African American history
Local history
Community development
African American churches
Schools - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Description:
- On November 11, 1982, Wessie Connell discusses the continuation of They Endure community outreach with library staff members. Topics of discussion include photographing churches, schools, and Black owned buildings as a method of storytelling and preservation of local history. Staff members talk about the importance of Black cemeteries and churches for conserving Black history into the modern era. Connell describes plans for new phases of the project including the documentation of historical buildings and community centers. Funding for digitization provided by the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, using Library Services and Technology Act funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interviewee's name] ([date of the interview]). Interview by Frank Roebuck/Robert Hall. They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA.
- Extent:
- 27:36:00
- Original Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Holding Institution:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Rights:
-
