Lucille D. Duminy oral history interview, 2003.

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Lucille D. Duminy oral history interview, 2003.

Duminy discusses her childhood, living in the Ninth Ward in the 1950s and 1960s, her ordeal in surviving Hurricane Betsy, her encounters with relief agencies afterward, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and other hurricanes.

2 sound cassettes (3 hours, 6 minutes);Abstracts (4 leaves);Transcripts (117 leaves)

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