Earlie E. Thorpe Oral History Collection, 1990-1992

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Earlie E. Thorpe Oral History Collection, 1990-1992

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The Earlie E. Thorpe Oral History Collection includes audiocassettes and transcripts of oral history interviews collected by students in Social Science courses taught by Alice Eley Jones at North Carolina Central University, Durham, N.C., 1990-1992. Interviewees are African Americans in North Carolina and other states. Interviews cover general life experiences and include discussions about race relations, civil rights, education, economics, social life, family life, and other topics.

About 550 items (2.0 linear feet) and 331 audiocassettes

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6626492

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Jones, Alice Eley

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Alice Eley Jones of Murfreesboro, N.C., is a writer and historian, specializing in North Carolina and African American history. She taught history at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, she began a history consulting business called Historically Speaking and, in 2002, began a publishing company, Minnie Troy Publishers. In 2002, Jones's book Hertford County, North Carolina was released. Jones collected much material for that book, requesting that anyone ...

North Carolina Central University

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In 1909, James E. Shepard founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. In 1915, the school was sold and renamed the National Training School. In 1923, the North Carolina General Assembly began to provide annual support of $20,639, and the name was changed to Durham State Normal School. Despite the support, the school faced financial hardships and mounting debt nearing $49,000. When Shepard could not raise the money, he urged the state of North Carolina to t...