| Title: |
Rosa Agee
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Virginia. Carter G. Woodson Institute. Virginia Center for Digital History
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| Collection: |
Esmont Oral Histories
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| Description: |
Rosa Agee, who was born in Goochland County in 1939, has been living in Esmont since 1942 or 1943. Discussing aspects of her life from the time she was born to when the interview took place, Ms. Agee remembers the negative effects of poverty and disease throughout her life, but discusses also pleasant memories such as cooking pinto beans at the small schoolhouse, going to work with her mother (who was hired as a domestic by local white families), the tradition of visiting family and neighbors and exchanging food during Christmas, and playing ball with her siblings and neighbors.
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| URL: |
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/transcripts/ragee2.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2001 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Agee, Rosa, 1939-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1939
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Goochland County, VA; Virginia; United States; North America
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| Age at speaking: |
62
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| Document date: |
27-Sep-2001
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| Interviewer: |
Brand, Mieka
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States; Virginia
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans--Segregation; Community; North America; Oral history; Race relations; Racism; United States; Virginia
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024805-26492
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