Powell, Ledford, 1909-1997United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214Roebuck, Frank1982-08-30During an oral history interview on August 30, 1982, Mr. Ledford Powell describes his childhood friendship with famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Powell gives detailed descriptions of tobacco and sugarcane agriculture while emphasizing the importance of crop diversification. He discusses local Grady County churches and community figures including the history behind Roddenbery Memorial Libary. 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.audio/wavengRoddenbery Memorial Libraryhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History ProjectAfrican American chuchesTobacco farmsSharecroppingCommunity churchesBaseballOral history interview with Mr. Ledford PowellSound