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Edna Noblin, Mammie Tucker, Vera Turner, and Cora Seay interview, 1967
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In the interview the participants describe childhood stories, farming practices, superstitions, ghost stories, and food preparation. One of the stories collected describes how animal droves foretold the arrival of revenuers.
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Earnest Hodges, Vaughn and Bessie Saxon, Mr. and Mrs. Roberson, and Ed Carpenter interview, 1968
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In the interview participants play fiddle tunes, the banjo, and sing. Mr. Carpenter, a relative of Mr. and Mrs. Roberson plays "Flop Eared Mule" on his banjo mandolin (8 strings tuned like a mandolin w/a banjo base.)
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Bailiff, Alice Mae and Ruddell, Mrs. Edward R. interview, 1967
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In the interview Ms. Bailiff and Mrs. Ruddell discuss home remedies, superstitions, and educational facilities and curriculum in Atlanta, Georgia during the early 20th century.
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J.W. Edmunds and John Hunnicutt interview, 1966
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In the interview the participants sing, tell jokes, family traditions, and home remedies.
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Louis Bartlett, Ida Phillips, Lucile Moose, Laura Jones, and Hal Dyer interview, 1967
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In the interview the participants tell ghost stories, folklore, and childhood stories. One of the pariticipants, a 10 year old boy, tells a Brer Fox story told by his father.
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Harrison Barrett Jr., and J. Ross Brown interview, 1967
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In the interview the participants tell tall tales and sing. Some of the story titles include "Remedy to keep your wife from eatin' so much durin' th' winter" and Origin of Bald Mountain."
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Frances Benzur interview, 1967
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In the interview Mrs. Benzur recites the ballads "Baggage Car Ahead" and "Erin's Green Shore." She also discusses African American superstitions and customs.
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R.D. Barton and Mrs. A.D. (Miss Topsy) Howard interview, 1967
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In the interview Mrs. A.D. (Miss Topsy) Howard, a medium, gives her accounts of dealing with the dead. She also discusses folk remedies used by her grandmother. Mr. Barton describes funerals practices and his experiences as the owner of a funeral home.
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Ernest Hodges, Vaughn Saxon, Mr. and Mrs. Roberson, and Ed Carpenter interview, 1967
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In the interview Mr. Hodges discusses his methods of violin construction and history of violin and banjo. Mr. Hodges along with other participants play various songs together using violin, guitar, banjo, vocals.
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"Sam" interview, 1968
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In the interview "Sam" discusses his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. He also plays a stringed instruments and sings.
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Paul V. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Brown, and P.J. Hudson interview, 1967
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In the interview Mr. Baker tells anecdotes, tall tales and ghost stories about his youth in Columbus, Georgia and at his grandparent's house in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and friends, (transcript identifies PJ Hudson as one of the others present) sing various songs and ballads.
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Mrs. and Mrs. Burl Williams, Abraham Dickerson, Alphie Cockerill, Moses Sides, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker interview, 1967
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In the interview participants discuss community activities, food preparation, farming, home remedies, and childhood stories. Also, Mr. Sides discusses the building of the Primitive Baptist Church in Double Springs, Alabama.
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Helen Noble, Joe Bushfield, Williams Family, Mattie Singleton, and Sheriff Ralph Ridley interview, 1967
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In the interview Mrs. Noble describes life on her grandmother's farm and the division of labor among the family members. Her husband, Mr. Noble, recalls the horse and buggy days in the surrounding area. 'Mr. Williams discusses life in early 20th century Allendale, SC. Topics include dating, his father, songs, church, weekend 'frolics' (music, food, singing.) Mrs. Williams joins the interview-- sings "Sweet Home" with Mrs. Helen Noble. Ms. Singleton sings and discusses childhood games she played. She also describes courtship and marriage rituals in the early 20th century. Mrs. Jones also describes childhood games she played and tells a "Jack" tale. Sheriff Ridley talks about his band The Sheriff and the Deputies and the group performs a series of songs. The sheriff categorizes their music as bluegrass/hill-billy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Grady Skelton and Mrs. G.A. Knight interview, 1967
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In the interview Mr. Skelton describes home remedies for a variety of ailments. Some of the cures included the removing warts, healing burns, and curing the common cold. Mrs. Knight describes some of the home remedies taught to her by her African American nanny and story about the Civil War.
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Edmund Davis, Victor Baker, and William Jones interview, 1967
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Racially based jokes and stories on various subjects told in a group setting. The interview was conducted as an assignment for an African American Folklore project.
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Mrs. Edward Mackay, Mrs. J.C. McFarlane, Layona Glenn, Marion Brasington, and Mitchell Family interview, 1967
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In the interview the participants discuss childhood stories, superstitions, and moral verses. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell describe the process for removing warts with a cow bone.
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Mrs. Bell Powell, Willie Williams, and Earline Williams interview, 1967
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During the interview Mrs. Powell and her friends performed a series of modern gospel songs. "Dip yo' Fanger in Some Water," "I'm Singing Glory Halelujah," were the title of two of the songs sung.
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Neal Grant interview, 1967
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In the interview Mr. Grant and friends share dog ghost stories, describe a hominy pot and sing an assorted collection of songs.
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Charles C. Cravey, Tom Kennedy, Eugene Crosby, Des Gray, Larry Barksdale, Jerry Cox, Dick Conrad, Mike Bowell, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis interview, 1967
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In the interview participants tell a variety of stories and jokes. Mr. Cox tells several stories, family accounts of seeing ghosts and of seeing light (premonitions) before someone dies. Also describes at length how to kill hogs.
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John Georgius, Rod McEwen, Alan McEwen, Lynn McEwen, and R.A. McEwen interview, 1967
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In the interview the participants all tell a series of jokes and stories. Some of the jokes were learned in high school while others were heared through work.
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