Oral history interview of Augusts Jackson Shupe, clip 2 of 2
Oral history interview of Augusts Jackson Shupe, clip 2 of 2
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Title
Oral history interview of Augusts Jackson Shupe , clip 2 of 2
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Creator, Interviewer
Kuhn , Clifford M. , 1952-2015
Creator, Interviewee
Shupe, Augustus J., Sr., 1898-1996
Description
In this clip , Augustus Shupe discusses how people dealt with the Great Depression . He also discusses the Ku Klux Klan , religious revivals , healthcare , the underside of Atlanta , and what people did for entertainment . Later , he talks about the union organizing and the leaders of the union .
Geographic Location
Atlanta (Ga.) Stone Mountain (Ga.) Stone Mountain Memorial State Park (Ga.)
Personal Name
Graham, Billy, 1918- Davis, T. T. Couch, J. Allen, 1888-1961 Hollis, J. Arnold Cobb, G. C.
Corporate Name
Baptist Tabernacle (Atlanta, Ga.) Moreland Avenue Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Original
1978 September 27
Date Digital
2015
Format
Audio
Analog Format
7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
Digital Format
mp3
Extent
25:02 minutes
Catalog Number
MSS 637.131.002
Collection
Living Atlanta oral history recordings
Publisher
Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Rights
Copyright is held by WRFG. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Notes
Augustus Jackson Shupe, Sr. (May 10, 1898-April 8, 1996) was a streetcar conductor in Atlanta, Georgia. He first moved to Atlanta in 1919 and began work that same year, working as a streetcar conductor until his retirement in 1963. He was active in the union as well as the company band. Shupe and his wife Sarah Lewis Shupe (1900-1967) were active members of the Moreland Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta. After his wife's death, he retired to Forest Park, Georgia, where he lived until his death in 1996.
Source
ahc.637.131.002
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