Kenneth Hall, with Pedro Swann, Clarence Whigham

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2004-08-29
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Hall, Swann, and Whigham discuss the growth of the black community in Newark in the early 1950s. They discuss medical aspects of life in the area such as the nearest hospitals, the local doctors, and the area midwife how helped raise man black and white children in the area. The three major churches in the area are discussed and their effect on the community. They talk about security in the area and discuss how safe it was to live in the area until the 1960s. They discuss the arrival of the Chrysler plant and its affect on the area as well as jobs it brought to Newark. Integration in the local schools is discussed and what it was like to go to school during this time. Other race issues are discussed including the various white and black restaurants and the rules for eating at them. They also explain a sit-in that occurred at Deer Park Tavern on Main Street that was organized by George Wilson.
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African American fraternal organizations--History--20th century., African American churches-History--20th century., African American schools-History--20th century., African Americans--Delaware--Education--20th century., African Americans--Delaware--20th century--Interviews., Education--Newark (Del.)--20th century., Food--Social aspects--20th century., Oral History--Newark (Del.)--20th century., Segregation--Newark (Del.)--20th century., Newark (Del.)--History--20th century., Newark (Del.)--Race relations--History--20th century., African American cooking--Delaware--20th century., Community Life--Newark (Del.)--20th century., Audiocassettes., Galley proofs., Interviews., Oral histories (document genres), Research notes., Recipes., Transcripts., Herman, Bernard, interviewer., Uehling, Katelyn., University of Delaware. Center for Material Culture Studies., University of Delaware. Department of Art.
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