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Title	Dr. Walter Duncan, April 3, 1974
Birthdate/Interviewee	1909
Occupation/Interviewee	Podiatrist
Interview Date	1974-04-03
Length of Interview	50 mins.
Listen to Interview	http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/flash/?aud=duncan-interview2&img=bla
Subject	Duncan, Dr. Walter<br> Oral history -- United States<br>African Americans -- Montana -- Butte<br>African Americans -- Social Conditions -- 20th century
Type	Interviews
Interview Location	United States-- Montana-- Butte
Interviewer	Taylor, Quintard
Abstractor	Knight, Margot H.
Abstract	SIDE A 0 - 5 minutes Family background. How his parents came to Butte. His father was a podiatrist . 5 - 7 minutes Two black churches in Butte until 1928 when many blacks moved away from Butte . 7 - 10 minutes Black Mason organization. Other black social clubs. Most of the blacks lived in the central part of town. Many owned their own property . 10 - 14 minutes Black businesses in Butte. His father owned a barbershop for a while. 14 - 17 minutes His schooling in Butte. Schoolmates and their accomplishments. His children and their accomplishments. Maintains contacts with relatives in Washington, D.C. 17 - 24 minutes Black sports activities and well-known athletes. Black baseball teams in the late 20's and early 30's. Other entertainment for blacks. Musicians, singers, and dancers . 24 - 30 minutes More about his father's education and professions. National organization for podiatrists . SIDE B 0 - 4 minutes Organizations he belongs to. He remembers most blacks as Democrats. Not many black politicians. Other jobs blacks did. 4 - 8 minutes Talks about why the black population has decreased in Butte. He feels it is partly due to prejudice. Not many black miners until WW II. Pit mining. Places blacks moved--many went to the shipyards in Seattle. 8 - 13 minutes Blacks in surrounding towns. He thought about passing his race by. His mother kept him up with black activities in other places. Talks about his schooling . 13 - 18 minutes He was impressed by Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong as a child. Associations with other minorities; underworld Chinese . 18 - 21 minutes His feelings about living in Butte. Several factions of blacks in Butte.
Abstract Date	1979-05-31
Identifier	duncan-interview2.rm
Collection	Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cass2.htm
Language	English
Format	Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps and placed on a RealServer 8.0 streaming server at the Washington State University Libraries. In 2002, graduate students at the University of Washington's Information School described and uploaded these RealAudio files to a CONTENTdm server at the Washington State University Libraries.
Rights	For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries http://wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Contributors	The Information School of the University of Washington: Eydie Detera, Jon Haupt, Tess Mayer, Margie Miller, Tammara Turner

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